ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

 

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2037: technical correction; international registered nurses

S/E: constitutional conventions; faithless delegates

Sponsor: Representative Kolodin, LD 3

Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

 

Summary of the Strike-Everything Amendment to HB 2037

Overview

Requires approved amendments to the US Constitution to be ratified in the form of a bill passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. Establishes the criminal offense of being a faithless constitutional convention delegate.

History

The United States Constitution establishes two methods for proposing amendments to the Constitution. The first method requires both the House and Senate to propose a constitutional amendment by a vote of two-thirds of the Members present. Alternatively, Congress is required to call a convention for proposing amendments upon the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures (Art. V, U.S. Const.).

Provisions

1.   Requires any approved amendment to the United States Constitution to be ratified by a bill passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor. (Sec. 1)

2.   Classifies a person who is a faithless constitutional convention delegate as a class 2 felony. (Sec. 1)

3.   Defines faithless constitutional convention delegate. (Sec. 1)

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