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This joint resolution proposes amending the Utah Constitution to impose an eight-year cumulative limit on how long someone can serve in the same legislative chamber (House or Senate) and an eight-year limit on service in each statewide office covered by Article VII, including Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Auditor, and State Treasurer. Only years served on or after January 1, 2027 would count toward these limits, and time spent filling a mid-term vacancy before winning election to a full term would not count against the cap. The measure also updates the rules for who takes over as Governor if the office becomes vacant, so that someone who has already served eight years as Governor cannot fill the vacancy, and directs the Legislature to set up a backup succession plan by statute if both the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House are ineligible due to the limit; it further specifies that a Lieutenant Governor who has already served two terms as Governor could not be elected or appointed to that office again. Because this is a constitutional amendment, none of these changes would take effect unless Utah voters approve it at the next general election, with an effective date of January 1, 2027 if approved.