This bill establishes a new legal framework regarding delegates to a convention called under Article V of the United States Constitution. It introduces a new section, RSA 643:3, which defines key terms such as "Article V application," "Article V convention," "delegate," "legislative instructions," and "unauthorized amendment." The bill stipulates that a delegate from the state is prohibited from supporting or approving any proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that is not authorized by the legislature or outside the scope of the legislative instructions. A violation of this provision will result in the delegate being charged with a class B felony.

The bill also includes an effective date of January 1, 2026, and notes that it may have indeterminable fiscal impacts on state and local governments due to potential changes in judicial and correctional costs associated with the new felony charge. The bill does not project any revenue changes but acknowledges that the costs related to prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole could be affected.