Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SJR4: Joint Resolution Concerning Federal Term Limits
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This resolution makes an application to Congress to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
0 Joint Resolution Concerning Federal Term Limits 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jerry W Stevenson House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This resolution makes an application to Congress to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution. Highlighted Provisions: This resolution: - makes an application to Congress to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution in accordance with Article V of the Constitution; and - limits the scope of the convention to establishing a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of Congress. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah: WHEREAS, Article V of the United States Constitution provides the states with the authority to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution on application by at least two-thirds of the states; WHEREAS, this power provides the states with the leverage needed to force Congress to act when it otherwise does not want to; WHEREAS, the citizens of Utah and 22 other states, having passed statutes or state constitutional amendments placing term limits on members of Congress, were overruled by the Supreme Court of the United States; WHEREAS, the Utah Legislature …
Sponsors
- Stevenson, Jerry W (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
- : Senate/ circled
- : Senate/ 2nd reading
- : Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- : Senate/ committee report favorable
- : Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (January 23, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Resolutions
Common questions
- What is SJR4?
- SJR4 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Joint Resolution Concerning Federal Term Limits.
- What does SJR4 do?
- This resolution makes an application to Congress to call a convention for proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution.
- What is the status of SJR4?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJR4?
- Stevenson, Jerry W (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for SJR4?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SJR004.html
Source: official Utah record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.