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A 2386: Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the legislature to four years and limit the terms of office a member of the legislature may serve.
What A 2386 does, verified February 12, 2026
The proposed amendment aims to increase the terms of office for members of the legislature from two years to four years. The senate would consist of 50 members, with new senators elected in 2026 and subsequent years holding their offices for four years. The assembly would consist of 150 members, with new assembly members elected in 2026 and subsequent years holding their offices for four years. The proposed amendment would be referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the next general election of assembly members and would be published for 3 months prior to the election.
Bill journey
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2In CommitteePending
3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: enacting clause stricken (2026-02-11)Alert me
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| Feb. 11, 2026 | enacting clause stricken |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | opinion referred to judiciary |
| Jan. 08, 2026 | to attorney-general for opinion |
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to governmental operations |
| Feb. 05, 2025 | opinion referred to judiciary |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 312 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2386 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Governmental Operations CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY proposing an amendment to section 2 of article 3 of the constitution, in relation to increasing the terms of office of members of the legisla- ture to four years 1 Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That section 2 of article 2 3 of the constitution be amended to read as follows: 3 § 2. The senate shall consist of fifty members, except as hereinafter 4 provided. The senators [elected in the year one thousand eight hundred5and ninety-five shall hold their offices for three years, and their6successors] shall be [chosen] elected for terms of two years; provided, 7 that senators elected in the year two thousand twenty-six and in subse- 8 quent years shall hold their offices for four years. The assembly shall 9 consist of one hundred and fifty members. The assembly members [elected10in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, and their11successors,] shall be [chosen] elected for terms of two years; provided, 12 that assembly members elected in the year two thousand twenty-six and in 13 subsequent years shall hold their offices for four years. 14 § 2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be 15 referred to the first regular legislative session convening after the 16 next succeeding general election of members of the assembly, and, in 17 conformity with section 1 of article 19 of the constitution, be 18 published for 3 months previous to the time of such election. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD89012-01-5
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