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Long hearing on SB 120 pits proponents who say it prevents 'runaway' Article V conventions against opponents who warn of constitutional risk
Summary
At a lengthy hearing on SB 120, proponents argued the bill would create selection, oath and recall mechanisms to limit a state’s delegates to an Article V convention; opponents said Congress and federal processes make such constraints ineffective and risky. The committee took testimony from multiple proponents and opponents and asked technical questions about rules and recall authority.
Senate Bill 120, which would establish rules for selecting, supervising and potentially recalling Montana commissioners to an Article V convention, drew a wide array of testimony during a lengthy committee hearing.
Sponsor Senator McGillivray framed the bill as procedural guardrails: it sets commissioner qualifications, an odd-numbered delegation, an advisory committee that can recall delegates who exceed their instructions, and an oath limiting commissioners to the state's application. Proponents emphasized that the bill would let the state instruct and, if necessary, replace delegates who stray from the…
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