# Kansas HCR 5001: Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.

Kansas HCR 5001, Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bill Sutton (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-19 (Committee of the Whole - Be adopted) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Kansas HCR 5001
- State: Kansas
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Title: Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Committee of the Whole - Be adopted
- Sponsor: Bill Sutton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: house committee on federal and state affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (81 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Bill Sutton (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-19 | House | Emergency Final Action - Not adopted by required 2/3 majority | pass | 81 | 43 |   |

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-19: Committee of the Whole - Be adopted (House)
- 2025-03-19: Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted (House)
- 2025-03-19: Emergency Final Action - Not adopted by required 2/3 majority; Yea 81, Nay 43, Absent 1 (House)
- 2025-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report recommending resolution be adopted by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing: Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House)
- 2025-01-13: Prefiled for Introduction on Friday, January 10, 2025 (House)
- 2025-01-13: Introduced (House)
- 2025-01-13: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hcr_5001/hcr5001_00_0000.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed)
- SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed)
- SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed)
- HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed)
- HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law)
- HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferability of credentials earned through ACT workkeys career readiness assessments to… (failed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hcr_5001/hcr5001_00_0000.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026)
- [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026)
- [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026)
- [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026)
- [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026)
- [HB 2530: Substitute for HB 2530 by Committee on Education - Providing for the transferab…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2530-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HCR5001-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).