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title: HR 258. Congress; call convention to set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives; apply
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date: 2025-02-19
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bill_number: HR 258
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
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chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2025-02-13
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
  - Scott Hilton
  - Steven Sainz
  - Karen Mathiak
  - David Clark
  - Sandy Donatucci
  - Emory Dunahoo
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  - term limits
  - Article V convention
  - U.S. Congress
  - constitutional amendment
  - state legislature resolutions
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# HR 258. Congress; call convention to set term limits on members elected to the House of Representatives; apply

## Text

House Resolution 258
By: Representatives Hilton of the 48th, Sainz of the 180th, Mathiak of the 82nd, Clark of the
100th, Donatucci of the 105th, and others
A RESOLUTION
Applying to the United States Congress to call a convention under Article V of the
Constitution of the United States limited to proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a
member of the United States House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of
terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States Senate; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS, Article V of the Constitution of the United States requires Congress to call a
convention limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution upon application of
two-thirds of the states; and
WHEREAS, limiting the terms of members of the United States House of Representatives
and United States Senate would be in the most immediate and best interest of the citizens of
the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA that this body does hereby apply to the United States Congress to call a
convention pursuant to Article V of the Constitution of the United States for the sole and
express purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to set
a limit on the number of terms that a person may be elected as a member of the United States
House of Representatives and to set a limit on the number of terms that a person may be
elected as a member of the United States Senate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 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 that a person may be elected to the House of Representatives
of the United States and the Senate of the United States; and this application shall be
aggregated with those of other states for the purpose of attaining the two-thirds of states
necessary to require Congress to call a limited convention on this subject, but shall not be
aggregated with any other applications on any other subject.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the General Assembly of Georgia insists that the
convention be solely limited to strict consideration of the subject matter contained in this
resolution and that the United States Congress enact a severe criminal penalty for persons
who violate the finite scope of the call.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Speaker of the House of Representatives is
authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for
distribution to the President and Secretary of the Senate of the United States; to the Speaker,
Clerk, and Judiciary Committee Chairperson of the House of Representatives of the United
States; to members of the General Assembly of Georgia; and to the presiding officers of each
of the legislative houses in the several states, requesting their cooperation.

## Summaries written by Georgia Commons

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A Georgia House resolution formally asks the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention limited to proposing term limits for members of the U.S. House and Senate.

### Plain-language summary

This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it uses a process in Article V of the U.S. Constitution that lets states apply to Congress to call a convention for proposing constitutional amendments once two-thirds of states have made the same request. Georgia's application asks for a convention limited solely to proposing an amendment that would set term limits for members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
The resolution says Georgia's application should be combined with similar applications from other states on the same subject, but not with applications on any other topic, so it counts toward the two-thirds threshold needed to force Congress to act. It also asks Congress to set strict criminal penalties for anyone who tries to expand the convention beyond term limits, and directs the Speaker of the House to send copies of the resolution to congressional leaders and other state legislatures.

### What it does

- Applies to the U.S. Congress under Article V of the U.S. Constitution to call a convention limited to proposing a term limits amendment for the U.S. House and Senate.
- States that Georgia's application should be aggregated only with other states' applications on the identical subject of congressional term limits, not with applications on other topics.
- Asks Congress to enact severe criminal penalties for anyone who tries to expand the convention's scope beyond term limits.
- Declares the application a continuing one that stays in effect until two-thirds of state legislatures have applied on the same subject.
- Directs the Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to congressional leaders, Georgia legislators, and other states' legislatures.

### Who it affects

This resolution most directly affects the U.S. Congress and members of the House of Representatives and Senate, whose terms could eventually be limited if a constitutional amendment results. It also involves other state legislatures, whose cooperation Georgia is requesting, and Georgia's own legislative leadership, who must distribute copies of the resolution.

### Why it matters

If enough states pass matching applications, Congress would be required to call a convention to propose a federal term limits amendment, a process that has never been completed under Article V. The resolution itself changes nothing immediately; it is one state's contribution toward a national threshold.

### Key provisions

- The resolving clause applies to Congress for a convention limited to proposing a term limits amendment covering both the House of Representatives and Senate.
- A further resolved clause specifies the application counts toward the two-thirds aggregation only with other states' applications on this same subject.
- Another clause insists the convention stay strictly limited to term limits and asks Congress to impose criminal penalties for exceeding that scope.
- The application is declared continuing until two-thirds of state legislatures have made the same application.
- The Speaker of the House is directed to distribute copies to U.S. congressional leaders, the Judiciary Committee Chairperson, Georgia legislators, and other states' presiding legislative officers.

## Status

- Status: Introduced (2025-02-13)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2025-02-19)
- Sponsors: Scott Hilton, Steven Sainz, Karen Mathiak, David Clark, Sandy Donatucci, Emory Dunahoo
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70353

> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr258.md?full=1