HI SCR33

Hawaii urges Congress to call a constitutional convention under Article V limited to proposing amendments imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government, limiting federal power and jurisdiction, and limiting terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.

Convention is limited to the specified topics and explicitly prohibits any amendments that would modify or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights; the application becomes void if used to consider changes to the Bill of Rights.

States vote on a one-state, one-vote basis at the convention, and state legislatures retain exclusive authority to name delegates with no congressional power to set delegate numbers or select delegates.

Application remains in effect as a continuing application until legislatures from at least two-thirds of all states submit applications for the same purpose.

Hawaii Legislature recommends Congress select ratification by state legislatures rather than special state ratification conventions, and retains authority to provide further instructions to delegates or recall them for breaching duties.