Bill Text: AZ SCR1039 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Article V convention; rescission calls.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-3)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-06 - Senate read second time [SCR1039 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2024-SCR1039-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: Article V convention; rescission calls. |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SCR 1039 |
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Introduced by Senators Bennett: Alston, Epstein, Farnsworth, Fernandez, Mendez, Sundareshan, Wadsack; Representative Terech
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A Concurrent Resolution
rescinding all applications previously transmitted by this state calling for a Constitutional convention to amend the Constitution of the United States.
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Whereas, article V of the United States Constitution provides that on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the states, Congress shall call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution, which will become valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states or by conventions in three-fourths of the states; and
Whereas, although Congress has never called a convention, it has received hundreds of petitions from state legislatures over two centuries calling for conventions to address various issues; and
Whereas, research indicates that Arizona has submitted as least two such petitions; and
Whereas, legal experts disagree about both the longevity of these petitions and as to whether a convention called for a particular purpose may consider amendments beyond the scope of that purpose; and
Whereas, there appears to be some risk that past petitions could become part of the basis for calling a convention that addresses issues never contemplated by the legislators voting for those petitions; and
Whereas, this resolution rescinds all petitions previously passed by the Arizona Legislature for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prevent any potential misuse of those petitions.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. That the Members of the Legislature rescind all applications previously transmitted by the Arizona Legislature to the United States Congress calling for a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution.
2. That the Secretary of State of the State of Arizona transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and each Member of Congress from the State of Arizona.
