Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2019
Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 21, 2019
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 13, 2019
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 13, 2019
Done: Passed again (89th GA, SJR 7)January 28, 2021
Done: Approved by votersNovember 8, 2022

Passed both chambers A constitutional amendment must pass two General Assemblies in a row, then be approved by voters. What’s a funnel?

Votes

House passage · March 13, 201953 yes · 46 no

51 needed to pass

Senate passage · March 13, 201933 yes · 16 no

26 needed to pass

Select a floor vote to see how each legislator voted. A bill needs a constitutional majority: yes votes from more than half of all members (51 in the House, 26 in the Senate), not just of those voting.

Procedural moves · 3

Motions and rulings on the floor. All procedural moves

Point of order · House · March 13, 2019
Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken. H.J. 548.
Point well taken
Deferred · Senate · March 13, 2019
Deferred. S.J. 611.
Deferred
Point of order · House · March 13, 2019
Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken. H.J. 548.
Point well taken