Bill Text: IA SJR21 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that the Constitution of the State of Iowa does not secure or protect a right to or require the funding of abortion. (Formerly SJR 9; See SJR 2001.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-27 - Reported out of committee as SJR 2001. S.J. 152. [SJR21 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR21-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
21
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
21
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SJR
9)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
that
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
2
Iowa
does
not
secure
or
protect
a
right
to
or
require
the
3
funding
of
abortion.
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.J.R.
21
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
26.
No
right
to
abortion
or
required
funding
of
5
abortion.
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
does
not
6
secure
or
protect
a
right
to
abortion
or
require
the
funding
7
of
abortion.
8
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
9
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
10
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
for
11
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
published
as
12
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
13
date
of
that
election.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
18
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
specifying
that
the
19
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
does
not
secure
or
protect
a
20
right
to
abortion
or
require
the
funding
of
abortion.
21
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
22
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
being
23
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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