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KY HB775

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Jennifer Henson Decker

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Kentucky would appoint 5 delegates and 5 alternate delegates to any Article V constitutional convention, with the House selecting 3 and the Senate selecting 2, all from current General Assembly members

  • Delegates must take an oath pledging to vote only on amendments authorized by the General Assembly's convention application and to follow the one-state, one-vote rule

  • Casting an "unauthorized vote" (exceeding convention scope, altering voting rules, or modifying fundamental constitutional rights) constitutes a Class D felony punishable by up to $1,000 fine and/or 1 year imprisonment

  • A 10-member Article V Oversight Committee would monitor delegates when the legislature is not in session, with authority to disqualify delegates for unauthorized votes by a 7-member supermajority

  • Declared an emergency measure taking effect immediately upon passage due to the possibility that an Article V convention could be called at any time

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to the selection and oversight of Article V convention delegates and declaring an emergency.

Crimes and Punishments

Last Action

returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs3/5/2026
Committee On Committees2/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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