Hawaii legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HCR80: Urging the United States Congress to Call a Convention for Proposing Amendments Pursuant to Article V of the United States Constitution Limited to Proposing Amendments That Impose Fiscal Restraints on the Federal Government, Limit the Power and Jurisdiction of the Federal Government, and Limit the Terms of Office for Its Officials and Members of Congress.
Status: In committee, March 18, 2026
What the bill says
To amend, modify, or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights shall not be authorized for consideration at any stage; furthermore, this application shall be void ab initio if ever used at any stage to consider any change to any provision of the Bill of Rights; (6) Pursuant to article V of the United States Constitution, Congress may determine whether proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of the several states or by special state ratification conventions…
From the introduced text:
to amend, modify, or repeal any provision of the Bill of Rights shall not be authorized for consideration at any stage; furthermore, this application shall be void ab initio if ever used at any stage to consider any change to any provision of the Bill of Rights; (6) Pursuant to article V of the United States Constitution, Congress may determine whether proposed amendments shall be ratified by the legislatures of the several states or by special state ratification conventions; the Legislature of the State of Hawaii recommends that Congress select ratification by the legislatures of the several states; and (7) The Legislature of the State of Hawaii may provide further instructions to its delegates and may recall its delegates at any time for a breach of duty or a violation of the instructions provided; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with article V of the United States Constitution until the legislatures of at least two--thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject; and 2026--1408 HCR HMSO ~ ~ H.C.R. NO. SO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Majority Leader and Secretary of the United States Senate, Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, members of Hawaii's …