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GA SR1022

Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/18/2016

Primary Sponsor

P.K. Martin

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Georgia's General Assembly requests that U.S. Congress call a constitutional convention under Article V, limited solely to proposing an amendment setting term limits for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate
  • The application is to be aggregated with similar term-limits convention applications from other states toward reaching the two-thirds threshold (34 states) required to compel Congress to call a convention, but shall not be aggregated with applications on any other subject
  • The application remains a continuing application under Article V until at least two-thirds of state legislatures have submitted applications on the same subject
  • The Secretary of the Georgia Senate is directed to distribute copies of the resolution to U.S. Senate and House leadership, members of the Georgia General Assembly, and presiding officers of all state legislatures

Legislative Description

US Congress; requesting a convention under Article V of the Consitiion of the US; set a limit on the number of terms a person can be elected

Last Action

Senate Read and Referred

2/19/2016

Full Bill Text

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