Kansas lawmakers would appoint and guide delegates to a U.S. amendment convention

Kansas legislative leaders and party groups would appoint delegates and alternates. The rules would apply if states call a convention to propose changes to the U.S. Constitution. Each appointee must be elected or appointed and qualified to serve in the Kansas Legislature. A delegate's term would begin when the convention is called and end at its final adjournment, unless the appointing authority recalls the delegate.

Kansas delegates would have to follow lawmakers' instructions and stay within the convention's approved subject. These rules would cover Kansas delegates at a convention. An unauthorized amendment is one outside the subject of Kansas's application or the convention's call. Only the delegation chair, or the vice chair if the chair is unavailable, could cast its vote, and most delegates must approve the vote first. A delegate who votes for an unauthorized amendment could be immediately recalled; violating these rules would be a severity level 6, nonperson felony.

State legislative staff would advise lawmakers and report on the convention, and delegation members would receive travel and living expenses. These provisions would cover state legislative staff and delegation members at a convention. The state law reviser, or a designee, would attend as legal counsel. The House chief clerk and Senate secretary, or their designees, would attend and send lawmakers daily reports. Expenses, mileage, and living costs would be paid at the amounts set by Kansas law.