AN ACT relating to the selection and oversight of Article V convention commissioners.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 6 providing for the selection and oversight of Article V commissioners if an Article V Convention is called and the Commonwealth is a participant; define terms; require the General Assembly to pass a commissioning resolution naming five commissioners to represent the Commonwealth in the convention; include in the resolution the commission, limitations, and allow the General Assembly to provide additional instructions; direct requirements for the commissioners; require the commissioners…

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: February 26, 2025

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

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This bill sets up rules for how Kentucky would select and oversee its official representatives, called commissioners, if the U.S. Constitution's Article V process is ever used to call a national convention to propose amendments to the Constitution. It requires the Kentucky General Assembly to formally appoint five commissioners, define their instructions and limits, and gives the legislature the power to recall or remove any commissioner at any time. An advisory committee would also be…

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