HCR 32 Summary

• Idaho applies to Congress to call an Article V constitutional amendment convention limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on federal government and limit federal power and jurisdiction.

• Idaho joins 12 other states (Georgia, Florida, Alaska, Alabama, Tennessee, Indiana, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, North Dakota, and Arizona) in requesting the same convention, which requires two-thirds of state legislatures to approve before Congress must call it.

• The Idaho Legislature will select 7 commissioners (3 from House, 3 from Senate, 1 from joint nominees) and 3 alternates to represent the state at the convention, with at least one commissioner per chamber being a non-legislator.

• Commissioners must swear an oath to follow legislative instructions, vote only on matters within the convention's scope, and abide by the one-state-one-vote rule; any commissioner violating these terms may be discharged immediately by legislative hearing.

• The application expires if no convention is called within 10 years and explicitly prohibits any amendments that would modify or repeal provisions of the Bill of Rights.