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Committee approves updated rules for Indiana commissioners to Article V convention amid divided testimony
Summary
The committee passed Senate Bill 450, which updates Indianastatutory rules for commissioners to a potential Article V convention, including new qualifications, a name change from "delegate" to "commissioner," and mechanisms for instructions and oversight; proponents and opponents debated the risk of a "runaway convention."
The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 450, which updates Indiana's statutory framework governing state representatives to an Article V convention of the states and imposes new qualifications, procedural safeguards and oversight mechanisms.
Chairman Jeter summarized the measure as updating the 2013 statute and the 2016 application to an Article V convention. The bill changes the word "delegate" to "commissioner," requires commissioners to be Indiana residents for at least five years, disqualifies registered lobbyists and persons convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, increases the number of commissioners to three, requires selection of a chair, prohibits acceptance of gratuities, and adds mechanisms for the legislature to provide…
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