Resolution for Article V of US Constitution convention of states
House Joint Resolution 5 (HJ 5) is a resolution from the Montana Legislature applying to the U.S. Congress to call a convention of the states under Article V of the U.S. Constitution. This convention would be limited to proposing amendments that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and establish term limits for federal officials and members of Congress. The resolution directs the Montana Secretary of State to transmit this application to federal and state legislative bodies. This application is considered ongoing until two-thirds of state legislatures have submitted similar applications on the same subjects.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill was reformatted with new sponsors added and the text reorganized for clarity. The substantive content of the resolution remains unchanged - it still calls for a constitutional convention to limit federal power and spending. The changes appear to be primarily formatting and organizational rather than policy modifications.
TECHNICAL
New sponsors were added to the bill (S. FITZPATRICK, L. BENNETT, M. BERTOGLIO, E. BUTTREY, F. NAVE, L. REKSTEN, K. ZOLNIKOV)
Text was reorganized and reformatted with different line breaks and spacing, but the actual content and meaning remained the same
Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2025
How they voted
82–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Apr 3, 2025
D
Democratic42
78% Yea
R
Republican58
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (82-17-1)
house
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Klakken
RRepublican
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