constitutional convention; faithless delegates
HB 2908 requires Arizona's delegates to a constitutional convention to swear an oath committing them to support only amendments related to the convention's specifically defined purpose. It criminalizes "faithless" voting - delegates who support unrelated amendments - as a class 2 felony, with immediate recall from the delegation and a $5,000 civil penalty. The bill directly affects Arizona’s appointed or elected delegates to any future federal constitutional convention. Key provisions mandate the oath, establish penalties for violations, and require delegates to report others' breaches to state officials. This aims to prevent delegates from altering the convention’s scope beyond what Congress and Arizona’s legislature have authorized.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2026
Last action Mar 16, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026)
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1 edit
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Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a draft introduction to a final engrossed version, which involves significant cosmetic changes like adding the official bill header, legislature session details, and page breaks. The substantive legal text regarding the oath, penalties for faithless delegates, and definitions remains identical to the original draft.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to include the official 'House Engrossed' title, the full legislature session information (57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, 2026), and standard act headers, while the core legislative text was preserved without substantive alteration.
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
37–20
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 60
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic27
74% Nay
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
DPA
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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