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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 9293: Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the senate to four years

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 9293 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on February 25, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the senate to four years. Primary sponsor: James Sanders (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the terms of office of members of the senate to four years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
James SandersPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. OPINION REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
  2. TO ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR OPINION
  3. REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source