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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HJR 2004: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that nothing in the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion

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

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $14,400

Constitutional Amendment Publication Cost. The estimated cost to publish a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the General Assembly during the 2020 Legislative Session would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in th…

Lobbying · 6 for, 11 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Iowans for LIFE; Lutheran Family Service; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Families United Action Network (FUAN); IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Planned Parenthood North Central States; The Hale Group

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2020Filed in the House
  2. February 18, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HJR2004