HJR 13-CALL FED. CONSTITUTIONAL CONV:TERM LIMITS  3:08:13 PM CHAIR SHAW announced that the next order of business would be HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 13, Requesting the United States Congress to call a convention of the states to propose 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 as a member of the United States Senate; and urging the legislatures of the other 49 states to request the United States Congress to call a convention of the states. [Before the committee, adopted as a working document on 3/1/24, was the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HJR 13, labeled 33-LS0690\B, Wallace, 1/22/24.] 3:08:46 PM TREVOR JEPSEN, Staff, Representative Tom McKay, Alaska State Legislature, provided wrap up comments for HJR 13. He explained that HJR 13, on behalf of Representative Tom McKay, encourages the U.S. Congress to enact term limits on itself. There are currently no term limit requirements. If HJR 13 passes, Alaska would be one of 7 states to pass similar legislation, which may prevent Congress from needing to call a convention. 3:09:29 PM REPRESENTATIVE STORY expressed her concern about HJR 13. She made note that Alaskans voted not to open the constitution. 3:10:24 PM MR. JEPSEN commented about the legal gray area around constitutional conventions. He admitted that if there was a convention, there may be legal implications. He said the goal of the resolution is for enough states to enact it and encourage Congress to impose term limits. 3:11:08 PM REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON noted that states that have passed this type of resolution have limited their delegates under penalty of law to prevent the constitution from being opened beyond the scope of setting term limits. 3:12:05 PM REPRESENTATIVE STORY asked if the current resolution is limited to only allowing delegates to act on the narrow topic of term limits. 3:12:21 PM AZABEL ORDAZ, Staff, Representative Tom McKay, Alaska State Legislature, said that currently HJR 13 does not set limits on the delegates on behalf of Representative Tom McKay. 3:12:29 PM REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON responded to Representative Story and said that limits to delegates would occur through the legislature after a constitutional convention is called and delegates are nominated. 3:13:14 PM REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to report CSHJR 13, Version 33- LS0690\B, Wallace, 1/22/24, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. 3:13:37 PM REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON objected. A roll call vote was taken. Representatives Wright, Carpenter, C. Johnson, Allard, and Shaw voted in favor of reporting CSHJR 13, Version 33-LS0690\B, Wallace, 1/22/24 out of committee. Representatives Story and Carrick voted against it. Therefore, CSHJR 13 (STA) was reported out of the House State Affairs Standing Committee by a vote of 5-2.