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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HJR 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the restoration of voting rights to felons

Did not pass · It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended.

What it does

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the restoration of voting rights to felons. The amendment provides that the voting rights of felons may be restored by operation of law enacted by the general assembly in addition to by executive action. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (89th) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Families United Action Network (FUAN); Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Citizens For Justice; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Personal Interest-Matthew Hickok

In plain words

  1. January 17, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. March 28, 2019Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HJR1