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HI HCR3
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Scott Saiki
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AI Summary
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Requests Hawaii's congressional delegation to introduce and support a federal amendment to Article V of the U.S. Constitution allowing two-thirds of states to directly propose specific constitutional amendments.
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Replaces the current state-initiated process where two-thirds of state legislatures must apply to Congress to call a potentially open-ended constitutional convention.
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Notes that all 27 existing constitutional amendments were congressionally initiated and the state-initiated convention process has never been used.
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Maintains the existing requirement that three-fourths of all states must ratify any proposed amendment as the safeguard against poorly considered changes.
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Directs certified copies of the resolution be sent to Hawaii's congressional delegation and the chief executive officer of each state legislature.
Legislative Description
Requesting Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Introduce Legislation For And To Support An Amendment To Article V Of The United States Constitution To Permit Two-thirds Of The States To Directly Propose Specific Constitutional Amendments, In Substitution For The States' Current Authority To Call For A Constitutional Convention By The Congress.
U.S. Constitution Amendment
Last Action
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
3/23/2017