2025 Amendments

At the August 5, 2025 Business Meeting of The Catholic Biblical Association of America, the Full Members of the Association unanimously voted to approve the following amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws proposed by the Executive Board.

MOTION: Term of the General Editor of the Biblical Studies from the CBA (BSCBA)

That By-laws 3.5.7. through 3.5.10.* be renumbered in order to include the term for the General Editor of the Biblical Studies from the CBA (BSCBA) in the following manner:
3.5.7. The General Editor of BSCBA shall be elected by the majority vote of the Full Members for a term of four years and may be re-elected once.

MOTION:  Old Testament Abstracts Editorial Board

That the CBA Constitution and By-laws be amended in the following manner:

a. the renumbering of Constitution Art. VI, Sections 2, 3 and 4* in order to add the following
Section 2:  Members of the OTA Editorial Board shall be duly elected as specified in the By-laws and serve under the direction of the General Editor of OTA; their function shall be to assist the General Editor in preparing the for publication.

b. the renumbering of By-Laws current 3.5.9. and 3.5.10.** in order to add the following:
3.5.9. At each annual general meeting normally six Associate Editors of the OTA, upon recommendation by the Editorial Board, shall be elected by the majority vote of the Full Members for a term of four years. Associate Editors may not serve more than two consecutive terms.