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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky legislature petitions U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention for a balanced federal budget amendment
Last action · March 13, 2026: returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky lawmakers petition the United States Congress to propose a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and formally apply for an to draft the amendment.
Triggers formal state-level pressure on the federal government under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, which requires two-thirds of state legislatures to apply for a convention to force a constitutional amendment process.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
United States Congress
Receives formal application from the state legislature to submit a constitutional amendment and call a convention.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This resolution did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Mar 13, 2026Housereturned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- Mar 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st reading
- Mar 13, 2026Housetaken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- Feb 3, 2026HouseCommitteeto Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeto Committee on Committees (H)
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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