Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that the Constitution of the State of Iowa does not secure or protect a right to or require the funding of abortion

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2019
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   Done: Approved in committeeMarch 6, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 13, 2020
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

Became SJR 21 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SJR 21 What’s a funnel?

Senate subcommittee

Named January 29, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Jake Chapman R
• Sen. Claire Celsi D
• Sen. R. Smith

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Fiscal note

Constitutional Amendment Publication Cost. The estimated cost to publish a proposed constitutional amendment passed by the General Assembly during the 2020 Legislative Session would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in the fall of 2020 (FY 2021).

• Abortion, Constitutional Amendment · February 12, 2020

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.