North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H214: Faithful Article V Commissioner Act.
Status: In committee, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact the faithful article v commissioner act.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE FAITHFUL ARTICLE V COMMISSIONER ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 120 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 31A. "Faithful Article V Commissioner Act. "§ 120-272.100. Faithful Article V Commissioner Act. (a) Findings. - The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) In the years since the Declaration of Independence, and both before and after ratification of the United States Constitution, the states and state legislatures have, from time to time, met in interstate conventions (however denominated) to consult upon and propose or adopt measures to address prescribed problems. This continued a pre-Independence practice of American colonies meeting in intercolonial conventions and congresses. (2) The United States Constitution recognizes the authority of states and state legislatures to commission commissioners to interstate conventions, subject to the limitations set forth in the Constitution. It does so implicitly in Article I, Section 9, and explicitly through Article V (authorizing conventions for proposing amendments), and by reserving this previously existing state power to the states through the Tenth Amendment. (3) The authority to meet in convention is generally a power reserved to the states by the Constitution; in the case of a convention for proposing amendments, the power is granted to the several …
Sponsors
- Riddell, Dennis (R, 64) · primary sponsor
- Bell, John R. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109) · primary sponsor
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Brisson, William D. (R, 22)
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- James Clampitt (R)
- Howard, Julia C. (R, 77)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From House
- : Special Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Added to Calendar
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Faithful Article V Commissioner Act. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 61 yea, 53 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC, CONSTITUTION, US
Common questions
- What is H214?
- H214 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Faithful Article V Commissioner Act.
- What does H214 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the faithful article v commissioner act.
- What is the status of H214?
- In committee as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored H214?
- Riddell, Dennis (R, 64), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H214?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H214
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