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This bill establishes legal provisions for commissioners participating in an Article V constitutional convention, which is a process where states can propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The bill first defines key terms, including "commission" (the resolution specifying commissioners' roles and instructions), "commissioner" (a state-selected delegate to the convention), and "convention" (the Article V amendment proposal meeting. The bill then outlines two primary legal restrictions: first, commissioners are prohibited from exceeding their legislatively defined scope of authority, with a violation considered a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Second, the bill criminalizes attempts to interfere with commissioners' duties, making it a felony to bribe, threaten, intimidate, or obstruct a commissioner (or commissioners from other states) during the convention, with the same potential 5-year imprisonment penalty. These provisions aim to ensure the integrity and proper functioning of the constitutional amendment proposal process by protecting commissioners and limiting their actions to explicitly authorized activities.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-5151