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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
article V convention; term limits.
Purpose
Applies to the U.S. Congress to call an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms a person may serve in the U.S. Congress.
Background
Article V of the
U.S. Constitution establishes processes for amending the U.S. Constitution. The
U.S. House and U.S. Senate may propose a constitutional amendment by a vote of
two-thirds of the members present. Article V also sets forth an alternative
method for amending the U.S. Constitution by calling a convention for proposing
amendments at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. The proposed
amendments to the U.S. Constitution must be ratified by the legislatures of
three-fourths of the states or by conventions in three-fourths of the states
(U.S.
Const., article V).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Applies to the U.S. Congress to call an Article V convention limited to proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to set a limit on the number of terms a person may serve as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
2. Requires the Secretary of State to transmit copies of the resolution to the following individuals, requesting their cooperation:
a) the President of the U.S. Senate;
b) the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives;
c) the Secretary of the U.S. Senate;
d) the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives;
e) the Chairperson of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary;
f) each Member of the U.S. Congress from Arizona; and
g) the presiding officers of the legislative chambers in each state.
3. Specifies that the application covers the same subject matter as the applications from other states to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, but that the application not be aggregated with any other application on any other subject.
4. Continues the application in accordance with Article V of the U.S. Constitution until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states have made applications on the same subject.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 14, 2023
ZD/SB/sr