Committee Report

February 6, 2025

H. 3008

Introduced by Reps. Forrest, G. M. Smith, W. Newton, Wooten, Pope, Pedalino, Taylor, Hixon, Davis, M. M. Smith, Teeple, Robbins and Mitchell

S. Printed 2/6/25--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2025

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The committee on House Judiciary

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3008) to apply for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution in order to propose a congressional term limits amendment, etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

W. NEWTON for Committee.

statement of estimated fiscal impact

Explanation of Fiscal Impact

State Expenditure

This concurrent resolution allows the General Assembly to apply to the Congress of the United States for the calling of a convention of the states with the purpose of proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution related to setting limits on the number of terms a person may be elected to the United States House of Representatives or Senate.

The Secretary of State is directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States, the Speaker, Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this state, and the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in all states, requesting their cooperation. SOS indicates that this responsibility would result in postage and administrative expenses to mail this application. However, SOS also indicates that this would be handled with existing staff and resources. Therefore, there will be no expenditure impact.

Frank A. Rainwater, Executive Director

Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office

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A concurrent RESOLUTION

TO APPLY FOR A CONVENTION UNDER ARTICLE V OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN ORDER TO PROPOSE A CONGRESSIONAL TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT.

Whereas, the legislature of South Carolina hereby makes an application to Congress, as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America, to call a convention limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected, as a member, to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate; and

Whereas, the Secretary of State is hereby directed to transmit copies of this application to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; the Speaker, Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States; the members of the Senate and House of Representatives from this State; and the presiding officers of each of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation; and

Whereas, this application shall be considered as covering the same subject matter as the applications from other states to Congress to call a convention to set a limit on the number of terms for which a person may be elected to the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States and the Senate of the United States. This application shall be aggregated with those applications for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states necessary for requiring Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but it shall not be aggregated with any other applications on any other subject; and

Whereas, this application constitutes a continuing application in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states have made applications on the same subject. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, apply for a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution in order to propose a congressional term limits amendment.

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