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IN HB1622
Bill
Status
1/22/2015
Primary Sponsor
Ben Smaltz
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate to employ one or more attorneys on behalf of Indiana to initiate lawsuits relating to Article V conventions.
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Permits lawsuits against the Congress of the United States, the federal government, a state, or any other necessary party regarding calling, refusing to call, or any other matter related to an Article V convention.
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Exempts Article V convention lawsuits from the requirement to obtain consent of the attorney general under IC 4-6.
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Allows lawsuits filed under this chapter to be joined with lawsuits of other states or persons.
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Designates lawsuit costs as necessary expenditures paid from appropriations made to the house of representatives and the senate.
Legislative Description
Article V Convention lawsuits. Authorizes the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate to employ one or more attorneys necessary to initiate a lawsuit against the appropriate parties, including the Congress of the United States, the federal government, a state, or any other necessary party, relating to the calling of, the refusal to call, or any other matter relating to a convention held under Article V of the Constitution of the United States.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
1/22/2015