LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal that would have allowed future Nebraska lawmakers to serve two consecutive six-year terms in office has died in the Legislature.

The term limits ballot measure was rejected Monday, with 20 senators voting yes and 22 voting no. At least 30 yes votes were needed to place the question on the statewide 2016 ballot.

Term limits went into effect in 2006 under a voter-approved constitutional amendment that limited lawmakers to two consecutive four-year terms. A ballot measure to extend the limit to three consecutive four-year terms was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in 2012.

Sen. Paul Schumacher of Columbus says although voters had spoken on the number of terms, they haven’t had the chance to decide a single term’s length.