HB1748 “regulates” the state’s participation in an Article V Convention as per the U.S. Constitution. It defines terms, outlines delegate appointments, mandates an oath, sets instructions, and establishes a Delegate Advisory Group for guidance and oversight, all of which are simply false assurances.
The Arkansas State House of Representatives passed HB1748 on April 4, 2024 by a vote of 61 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the nays because a so-called “Convention of the States” would not be of “limited” purpose. This bill is deceitful and is a hollow promise to make people try to feel better about a potential disastrous convention. Article V of the U.S. Constitution was designed to correct structural deficiencies in the federal government, not the behavior of its elected officials.