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KY HB775
Bill
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jennifer Henson Decker
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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