Establishes term limits for the office of governor and for members of the legislature; changes the term for members of the legislature to a four year term.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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9266
IN SENATE
February 19, 2026
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Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 4 of the constitution, in
relation to term limits for the office of governor; and proposing an
amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation
to limiting the terms of office as a member of the legislature any
person may serve
1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti-
2 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
3 Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in the governor, who
4 shall hold office for four years; the lieutenant-governor shall be
5 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor and lieu-
6 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
7 nineteen hundred thirty-eight, and each fourth year thereafter. They
8 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote
9 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
10 making such choice in such manner. The respective persons having the
11 highest number of votes cast jointly for them for governor and lieuten-
12 ant-governor respectively shall be elected. No person shall be elected
13 to the office of the governor for more than three four-year terms.
14 § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of article 3 of
15 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
16 § 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter
17 provided. [The senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
18 and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their
19 successors shall be chosen] Senators shall be elected for [two] four
20 years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. [The
21 assembly members elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thir-
22 ty-eight, and their successors, shall be chosen] Assembly members shall
23 be elected for [two] four years.
24 No person elected as a member of the senate or as a member of the
25 assembly in the year two thousand twenty-nine or in any year thereafter
26 shall serve as a member of the legislature for more than three four-year
27 terms.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
2 to the first regular legislative session convening after the next
3 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
4 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
5 months previous to the time of such election.
