Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona HCR2043: congressional term limits; convention
Status: Passed both chambers, April 22, 2026
HCR2043 - congressional term limits; convention
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms of office of members of the United States House of representatives and the United States Senate.
From the enrolled text, June 1, 2026:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms of office of members of the United States House of representatives and the United States Senate. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States provides the states with the authority to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to be ratified by the legislatures or by conventions in three-fourths of the several states on application by at least two-thirds of the states; and Whereas, this power provides the States with the leverage needed to force Congress to act when it otherwise does not want to; and Whereas, the citizens of the State of Arizona and twenty-two other states, having passed statutes or state constitutional amendments placing term limits on members of Congress, were overruled by the United States Supreme Court; and Whereas, the Legislature of the State of Arizona hereby joins with other states in instructing Congress to draft a term limits amendment and send it to the States for ratification, failing which the States will act on their own; and Whereas, the Arizona Legislature, a body of citizen …
Sponsors
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013) · primary sponsor
- Michael Carbone (R, HD-025)
- Diaz, Lupe (R, HD-019)
- Hernandez, Alma (D, HD-020)
- Hernandez, Consuelo (D, HD-021)
- Hernandez, Lydia (D, HD-024)
- Luna-Nájera, Elda (D)
- Marshall, Sr., David (R, HD-007)
- Steve Montenegro (R, HD-029)
- Tsosie, Myron (D, HD-006)
- Michael Way (R, HD-015)
Latest actions
- : Senate third reading passed (16 votes)
- : Transmitted to House
- : Senate read first time
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (33 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : do pass
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Assigned to Rules
Votes
- THIRD Passed (April 21, 2026): 16 yea, 13 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (February 4, 2026): 33 yea, 24 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (February 2, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- JUD DP (January 28, 2026): 6 yea, 2 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HCR2043?
- HCR2043 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): congressional term limits; convention.
- What does HCR2043 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms of office of members of the United States House of representatives and the United States Senate.
- What is the status of HCR2043?
- Passed both chambers as of April 22, 2026. Latest action: Senate third reading passed (16 votes) (April 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR2043?
- Weninger, Jeff (R, HD-013), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR2043?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84729/?SessionId=130
Source: official Arizona record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.