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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
congressional term limits; convention
Purpose
Applies, formally, to the U.S. Congress to call an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms a person may serve in the U.S. Congress.
Background
Article V of the U.S. Constitution establishes processes for amending the
U.S. Constitution. The U.S. House and the U.S. Senate may propose a
constitutional amendment by a vote of
two-thirds of the members present. Article V also sets forth an alternative
method for amending the U.S. Constitution by calling a convention for proposing
amendments at the request of
two-thirds of the state legislatures. The proposed amendments to the U.S.
Constitution must be ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the
states or by conventions in three-fourths of the states (U.S.
Const., Art. V).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Applies, formally, to the U.S. Congress to call an Article V convention limited to proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms a person may serve as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
2. Requires the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the following individuals, requesting their cooperation:
a) the President and Secretary of the U.S. Senate;
b) the Speaker, Clerk and Judiciary Committee Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives;
c) each Member of the U.S. Congress from Arizona; and
d) the presiding officers of the legislative chambers in each state.
3. Specifies that the application covers the same subject matter as the applications from other states to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, but that the application is not aggregated with any other application on any other subject.
4. Continues the application in accordance with Article V of the U.S. Constitution until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the same subject.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 30, 2026
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