SB210 would have entered Indiana into an interstate compact establishing rules for an Article V constitutional convention. The compact requires each state to receive one vote, and limits the convention to subjects listed in matching applications approved by at least two-thirds of the states.
The Indiana State Senate passed SB210 on January 22, 2026 by a vote of 34 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill gives a false sense of security that an Article V convention can be controlled by a compact of states, even though delegates from other states would not be truly bound by Indiana's rules and could propose sweeping changes—including a new constitution, as happened in 1787. Convention of States simulations in 2016 and 2023 produced amendments massively expanding federal power, spending, and control—the very abuses advocates claim they want to stop. A convention today would be a "Trojan horse" for globalists and leftists seeking to dismantle constitutional limits on government. Rather than risking a runaway convention that could permanently alter or destroy the Constitution, legislators must honor their oath, nullify unconstitutional federal actions, and use Article VI to enforce the Constitution.
