HI HCR12

Hawaii's legislature applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention for proposing a constitutional amendment limiting terms for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.

The application is designed to be aggregated with similar applications from other states seeking congressional term limits, requiring two-thirds of states (34) to trigger a constitutional convention on this specific subject.

The resolution specifies this application cannot be combined with applications on any other subject matter and remains a continuing application until the two-thirds threshold is reached.

Certified copies will be sent to congressional leadership, Hawaii's federal delegation, and presiding officers of all state legislatures to request cooperation.

Sixteen states currently have term limits for state legislators, and similar federal proposals have been introduced, including H.J.Res.12 by U.S. Representative Norman on January 6, 2025.