88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SJR 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to provide home rule for school districts
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 provide home rule powers and authority for school districts. 1 any tax is limited to those taxes expressly authorized by the general assembly. If the power or authority of a school district conflicts with the power and authority of a municipal corporation, county, or joint county-municipal corporation government, the power and authority exercised by a municipal corporation, county, or joint county-municipal corporation government shall prevail within the jurisdiction of the municipal corporation, county, or joint county-municipal corporation government.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2019
- Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against
For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
Against: Iowa Talented and Gifted Association
In plain words
- January 14, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- January 17, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, J. Smith and Zaun
- January 22, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Quirmbach and Zaun
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/SJR1