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KY HCR45
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jason Petrie
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AI Summary
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Kentucky General Assembly formally applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention of states limited to proposing a balanced budget amendment
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Proposed amendment would require total federal outlays for any fiscal year not exceed total estimated federal revenues, except during a national emergency
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Resolution calls on Congress to submit a balanced budget amendment directly to states for ratification, using the historical "thirty-three state strategy" to pressure congressional action
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Copies of the resolution will be transmitted to the President, congressional leadership, Kentucky's federal delegation, and presiding officers of all state legislatures
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Application remains in effect as a continuing application until two-thirds of states (34) submit applications on the same subject, and supersedes all previous Kentucky applications on balanced budget amendments
Legislative Description
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION calling on the United States Congress to submit to the states for ratification a balanced budget amendment to the United States Constitution and making a formal application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call a convention for the sole purpose of proposing for ratification an amendment to the United States Constitution which requires a balanced federal budget.
General Assembly
Last Action
returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
3/13/2026