88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SJR 5: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to make 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 all references to persons or officers gender neutral. The resolution, if S.J.R. 5 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
Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2019
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
- Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; One Iowa Action; The Hale Group
In plain words
- January 16, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 22, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Celsi and Whiting
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/SJR5