diff --git a/api/migrations/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions.js b/api/migrations/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions.js
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+'use strict';
+
+var dbm;
+var type;
+var seed;
+var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
+var Promise;
+
+/**
+  * We receive the dbmigrate dependency from dbmigrate initially.
+  * This enables us to not have to rely on NODE_PATH.
+  */
+exports.setup = function(options, seedLink) {
+  dbm = options.dbmigrate;
+  type = dbm.dataType;
+  seed = seedLink;
+  Promise = options.Promise;
+};
+
+exports.up = function(db) {
+  var filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'sqls', '20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-up.sql');
+  return new Promise( function( resolve, reject ) {
+    fs.readFile(filePath, {encoding: 'utf-8'}, function(err,data){
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      console.log('received data: ' + data);
+
+      resolve(data);
+    });
+  })
+  .then(function(data) {
+    return db.runSql(data);
+  });
+};
+
+exports.down = function(db) {
+  var filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'sqls', '20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-down.sql');
+  return new Promise( function( resolve, reject ) {
+    fs.readFile(filePath, {encoding: 'utf-8'}, function(err,data){
+      if (err) return reject(err);
+      console.log('received data: ' + data);
+
+      resolve(data);
+    });
+  })
+  .then(function(data) {
+    return db.runSql(data);
+  });
+};
+
+exports._meta = {
+  "version": 1
+};
diff --git a/api/migrations/sqls/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-down.sql b/api/migrations/sqls/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-down.sql
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+/* Replace with your SQL commands */
+UPDATE members m
+    JOIN account_states s ON m.state_id = s.id
+SET m.state_legacy = s.name;
+
+ALTER TABLE members DROP FOREIGN KEY fk_members_state_id,
+    DROP INDEX idx_members_state_id,
+    DROP COLUMN state_id;
+
+ALTER TABLE members
+    RENAME COLUMN state_legacy TO state;
+    
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS member_state_history;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS account_states;
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diff --git a/api/migrations/sqls/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-up.sql b/api/migrations/sqls/20260204140912-state-history-suspensions-up.sql
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+/* Replace with your SQL commands */
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS account_states (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
+    created_at DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    UNIQUE KEY uq_account_states_name (name)
+);
+
+INSERT IGNORE INTO account_states (name)
+VALUES ('guest'),
+    ('applicant'),
+    ('member'),
+    ('retired'),
+    ('discharged'),
+    ('suspended'),
+    ('banned'),
+    ('denied');
+
+ALTER TABLE members
+    RENAME COLUMN state TO state_legacy;
+
+ALTER TABLE members
+ADD COLUMN state INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
+    ADD INDEX idx_members_state (state),
+    ADD CONSTRAINT fk_members_state_id FOREIGN KEY (state) REFERENCES account_states(id);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS member_state_history (
+    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+    member_id INT NOT NULL,
+    state_id INT NOT NULL,
+    reason VARCHAR(255),
+    created_by_id INT,
+    start_date DATE,
+    end_date DATE,
+    created_at DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    INDEX idx_member_state_history_member_id (member_id),
+    CONSTRAINT fk_member_state_history_member FOREIGN KEY (member_id) REFERENCES members(id),
+    CONSTRAINT fk_member_state_type FOREIGN KEY (state_id) REFERENCES account_states(id),
+    CONSTRAINT fk_member_state_history_created_by FOREIGN KEY (created_by_id) REFERENCES members(id)
+);
+
+-- Convert member states to new system
+UPDATE members m
+    JOIN account_states s ON m.state_legacy = s.name
+SET m.state = s.id;
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