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

HJR 9: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to make references to the governor in the Constitution of the State of Iowa gender neutral

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 to make references to the governor gender neutral. 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 · 2 for, 0 against

For: League of Women Voters of Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

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/HJR9