88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SJR 4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting terms of service for members of the general assembly
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 limiting terms of service for persons elected to the office of representative or senator in the general assembly. The amendment provides that a member of the house of representatives shall not serve more than six terms as a representative, and that a member of the senate shall not serve more than three terms as a senator. The amendment provides that if a person is elected to serve a portion of a term in these respective offices, the term shall not be included in counting terms of service if the person did not serve at least one-half of the full term.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2019
- Sen. R. Smith
- Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
- Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
In plain words
- January 16, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 22, 2019Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Cournoyer and Jochum
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/SJR4