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SC H3007

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Murrell Smith

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Applies to Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention of states limited to proposing a balanced budget amendment requiring federal appropriations not exceed estimated revenues except during national emergencies

  • References federal public debt exceeding $36 trillion as justification for fiscal restraints on the federal government

  • Explicitly prohibits the convention from considering any amendments to the Bill of Rights or the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, with the application becoming void if such changes are considered

  • Establishes that states vote on a one-state, one-vote basis at the convention, and reserves the South Carolina General Assembly's authority to instruct or recall its delegates at any time

  • Remains a continuing application until two-thirds of state legislatures submit similar applications, and supersedes all previous South Carolina applications on this subject

Legislative Description

Convention of the States

Last Action

Adopted, returned to House with concurrence

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/27/2025
Finance3/6/2025
Judiciary12/5/2024

Full Bill Text

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