HJR 5002 South Dakota House · 2025 Regular Session

Applying to the United States Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution to call for a convention for proposing an amendment to the constitution establishing congressional term limits.

This bill proposes to apply to the United States Congress under Article V of the Constitution to call for a constitutional convention aimed at establishing term limits for members of Congress. The measure would direct the state legislature to formally request this convention, which is one of the methods specified in the Constitution for proposing amendments. If enacted, the bill would initiate a process to gather signatures and submit a formal application to the federal government, setting the stage for a national debate on congressional term limits. The bill does not itself create term limits but seeks to trigger a constitutional process that could lead to such changes if approved by the required number of states.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025
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Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 5, 2025
MINOR
The document transitioned from a browser error page to the full enrolled text of House Joint Resolution 5002, a formal application to the U.S. Congress under Article V of the Constitution to call a convention for proposing congressional term limits. The enrolled version includes official certification language, signatures, and filing details that were not present in the initial draft. This represents the final, legally binding version of the resolution ready for transmission to federal officials.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged as a call for a constitutional convention on term limits; the change is purely procedural, moving from a draft to an enrolled, certified legislative document.
TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled formatting including certification language, signature lines for state officers, and filing details required for the resolution to be legally valid.

Included the 100th Legislative Session header and 2025 South Dakota Legislature identification to formally identify the session and year of enactment.

Removed browser compatibility warnings and navigation elements that were part of the webpage interface but not part of the legislative text.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

2510
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic3
1 Yea 2 Nay
66% Nay
R Republican32
24 Yea 8 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President S.J. 474
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the Speaker H.J. 470
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 25, NAYS 10 S.J. 442
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 425
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Deferred to another day , Passed, S.J. 411
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 2
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First read in Senate and referred to S.J. 152
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
House of Representatives Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 42, NAYS 24 H.J. 162
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
State Affairs Do Pass , Passed, YEAS 8, NAYS 4
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
First read in House and referred to H.J. 14
lower
34 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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