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Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints, and limit the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress or as a federal official
Sponsored by Rep. Brett Barker (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Megan Jones (R), Rep. Ryan Weldon (R), Rep. John H. Wills (R)
Topics:State government
Same legislation: SJR 2011
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2026
- Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 18, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDid not pass
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot
Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This joint resolution constitutes an application requesting the United States Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and for members of Congress. The resolution constitutes a continuing application to call a convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
Read the full explanation
2004 certified copies of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, each member of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, and to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature of each state.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 29, 2026. On February 12, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
106 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 11, 2026 (106) · on the Legislature’s site
Lobbying
1 for · 6 against · 0 undecided · Who →
Family tree
Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.
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Similar bills
- HJR 11 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …91st General Assembly · Approved by committeeNearly identical
- SJR 2 Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of …91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageSimilar
Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.