NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9266

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 19, 2026	opinion referred to judiciary
Feb 20, 2026	to attorney-general for opinion
Feb 19, 2026	referred to judiciary

2025-S9266 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2031
Current Committee:: Senate Judiciary
Law Section:: Constitution, Concurrent Resolutions to Amend
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 4 §1, Art 3 §2, Constn
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A7345

2025-S9266 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2025-S9266 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9266

SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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

 
PURPOSE:

Establishes term limits for the office of governor and for members of
the legislature.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 limits the number of terms a person may be elected to the
office of governor to three four-year terms.

Section 2 provides that Senators and Assembly members shall be elected

for four-year terms. Additionally, it limits service as a member of the
legislature to no more than three four-year terms for individuals
elected in 2029 or thereafter.

Section 3 establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

A 2021 poll demonstrated that a strong majority of New Yorkers support
term limits for both the governor and the legislature. Seventy-seven
percent of respondents favor term limits for the governor, while only
fifteen percent oppose them, and seventy-five percent support term
limits for members of the legislature. Support was particularly strong
among younger voters, with individuals between the ages of eighteen and
thirty-four showing the highest levels of approval, including eighty-two
percent and seventy-nine percent in favor of legislative term limits.

These results reflect a clear and consistent public preference for
limits on long-term service in elected office. As representatives of the
people, it is obligatory upon the legislature to respond to this
expressed will and ensure that the state government remains accountable
and accessible. Enacting term limits for both the governor and the
legislature reinforces the principle that public office is a temporary
public trust and aligns the constitution with the expectations of New
York voters.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A7345 (2023-24): Referred to Judiciary

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The first regular legislative session convening after the next succeed-
ing general election of members of the assembly, and, in conformity with
section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3 months
previous to the time of such election.

2025-S9266 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9266
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2026
                                ___________
 
 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
 
   Section  1. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 1 of arti-
 cle 4 of the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in  the  governor,  who
 shall  hold  office  for  four  years;  the lieutenant-governor shall be
 chosen at the same time, and for the same term. The governor  and  lieu-
 tenant-governor shall be chosen at the general election held in the year
 nineteen  hundred  thirty-eight,  and  each fourth year thereafter. They
 shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a  single  vote
 applicable to both offices, and the legislature by law shall provide for
 making  such  choice  in  such manner. The respective persons having the
 highest number of votes cast jointly for them for governor and  lieuten-
 ant-governor  respectively  shall be elected. NO PERSON SHALL BE ELECTED
 TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR MORE THAN THREE FOUR-YEAR TERMS.
   § 2. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That section 2 of article 3 of
 the constitution be amended to read as follows:
   § 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as  hereinafter
 provided.  [The  senators elected in the year one thousand eight hundred
 and ninety-five shall hold their offices  for  three  years,  and  their
 successors  shall  be  chosen]  SENATORS SHALL BE ELECTED for [two] FOUR
 years. The assembly shall consist of one hundred and fifty members. [The
 assembly members elected in the year one thousand nine hundred and thir-
 ty-eight, and their successors, shall be chosen] ASSEMBLY MEMBERS  SHALL
 BE ELECTED for [two] FOUR years.
   NO  PERSON  ELECTED  AS  A  MEMBER OF THE SENATE OR AS A MEMBER OF THE
 ASSEMBLY IN THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE OR IN ANY YEAR  THEREAFTER
 SHALL SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE FOR MORE THAN THREE FOUR-YEAR
 TERMS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD89057-01-5
 S. 9266                             2
 
   § 3. Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That the foregoing be referred
 to  the  first  regular  legislative  session  convening  after the next
 succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in conform-
 ity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be published for 3
 months previous to the time of such election.

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