Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting terms of service for members of the general assembly

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2019
2. ✕
   Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
3. Next: Passes the Senate
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
6. Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 22, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. R. Smith
• Sen. Chris Cournoyer R
• Sen. Pam Jochum D

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