James Comer would urge the Kentucky legislature to pass a convention application for a Balanced Budget Amendment in 2026.

I urge the Kentucky legislature to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment convention application in 2026

Comer called on Kentucky lawmakers to submit an Article V convention application in 2026 to advance a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Comer in Herald-Leader: It’s Time to Finally Balance America’s Budget | Press Releases | Congressman James Comer
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Kentucky HCR 45 was introduced on January 29, 2026. Its title made a formal Article V application for a convention limited to a federal balanced budget amendment.

A Kentucky balanced-budget Article V convention application was introduced in the 2026 regular session, which is partial evidence of a legislative attempt, but the record does not show James Comer urging it or the legislature passing it.

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Kentucky General Assembly - 26RS HCR 45
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The HCR 45 page lists the last action as March 13, 2026: returned to the House Elections, Constitutional Amendments and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.

The specific balanced budget convention application did not pass; it remained in House committee after first reading.

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Kentucky General Assembly - 26RS HCR 45
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The 2026 Kentucky regular session record states that both the Senate and House adjourned sine die on April 15, 2026.

Because HCR 45 was still in committee when the 2026 session ended, the Kentucky legislature did not pass the promised balanced budget convention application in 2026.

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Kentucky General Assembly - 2026 Regular Session Record
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The all-bills index lists HCR 45 as the 2026 measure calling for a balanced budget amendment and making an Article V convention application.

The legislature’s own index identifies HCR 45 as the relevant balanced budget application measure; no enacted or passed version is indicated there.

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Kentucky General Assembly - 26RS All Bills and Resolutions with Title
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The Clerk describes selected memorials as state Article V applications or rescissions and lists received entries through 2024, with no 2026 Kentucky balanced-budget application shown.

The federal House Clerk’s public memorial list does not show a 2026 Kentucky application received by Congress, consistent with HCR 45 not passing the Kentucky legislature.

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U.S. House Clerk - Selected Memorials
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Article V requires Congress to call a convention only on application of the legislatures of two thirds of the states, with later ratification by three fourths.

This confirms why passage by the Kentucky legislature mattered: an introduced but unpassed resolution does not constitute the state legislature’s Article V application.

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Constitution Annotated - Article V
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