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, 643:3, to RSA 643, which defines key terms such as "Article V application," "Article V convention," "delegate," "legislative instructions," and "unauthorized amendment." The bill stipulates that a delegate must not support or approve any proposed amendment 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 is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and it is expected to have indeterminable fiscal impacts on state and local governments due to potential changes in judicial and correctional costs associated with the enforcement of this new felony charge. The bill does not anticipate any revenue generation but may affect expenditures related to prosecution, incarceration, probation, and parole.