| | After years of effort, the Convention of States had passed in only 17 states as of February 19, 2022: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri (with conditions and a 5-year sunset later repealed), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas,<ref>https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SJR2</ref><ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/28/convention-states-legislation-passes-texas-senate-house/</ref> Utah, and Wisconsin. Even then, some of their resolutions differed from each other, casting doubt on whether they can be counted together. Mississippi was the last state to enact it, on March 27, 2019. A total of 34 states are needed under Article V of the [[U.S. Constitution]] before [[Congress]] could call a new constitutional convention. '''''The states do not "call" a convention, but merely apply to Congress to request that it calls one'''''. | | After years of effort, the Convention of States had passed in only 17 states as of February 19, 2022: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Missouri (with conditions and a 5-year sunset later repealed), Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas,<ref>https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SJR2</ref><ref>https://www.texastribune.org/2017/02/28/convention-states-legislation-passes-texas-senate-house/</ref> Utah, and Wisconsin. Even then, some of their resolutions differed from each other, casting doubt on whether they can be counted together. Mississippi was the last state to enact it, on March 27, 2019. A total of 34 states are needed under Article V of the [[U.S. Constitution]] before [[Congress]] could call a new constitutional convention. '''''The states do not "call" a convention, but merely apply to Congress to request that it calls one'''''. |