Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SCR1011: congressional term limits; convention.
Status: In committee, February 11, 2026
SCR1011 - 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 engrossed text, February 11, 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
- Mesnard, J.D. (R) · primary sponsor
- Shawnna Bolick (R, SD-002)
- Frank Carroll (R, SD-028)
- Mark Finchem (R, SD-001)
- David Gowan (R, SD-019)
- John Kavanagh (R, SD-003)
- Leach, Venden "Vince" (R, SD-017)
- Warren Petersen (R, SD-014)
- Thomas Shope (R, SD-016)
Latest actions
- : do pass
- : Rules: proper for consideration
- : Assigned to Rules
- : Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency: do pass
- : Assigned to Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
- : Introduced and first read
Votes
- RAGE DP (February 4, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SCR1011?
- SCR1011 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): congressional term limits; convention.
- What does SCR1011 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 SCR1011?
- In committee as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: do pass (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SCR1011?
- Mesnard, J.D. (R), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SCR1011?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84782/?SessionId=130
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