---
type: "Bill"
title: "Congress, application for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms"
description: "Congress, application for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2018rs"
identifier: "HJR 23"
citation: "Alabama HJR 23 (2018rs)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Resolutions", "Legislative"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rich"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a681fdd0-a1cb-4471-91ed-20ba35412886"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HJR23"
source_hash: "4e65bab9bd2484bb56bf8569cdb51659b3ce12bfcb3dfe9bb2cc189f20828515"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HJR 23 (2018rs) — Congress, application for Constitutional Convention to limit members terms

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HJR23-int.pdf)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2018rs/PrintFiles/HJR23-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Pittman motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 102 — **19–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rich — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Rules `introduction`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Rules `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Jones motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** Received in Senate and referred to the Senate committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported from Rules `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pittman motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 102 `passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:05 P.M. on January 25, 2018. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2018-23. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a681fdd0-a1cb-4471-91ed-20ba35412886`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).