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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2327: Concerning persons appointed to a convention called by the United States Congress to propose amendments to the United States Constitution, providing a penalty, and including effective date provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to persons selected by the general assembly to represent the state at a convention called by the United States Congress to propose amendments to the United States Constitution. The bill defines an Article V convention as a convention called by the United States Congress as provided by Article V of the United States Constitution upon application of the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the states to propose amendments to the United States Constitution. “Commissioner” is defined to mean a person selected to represent the state at an Article V convention.

Sponsors

State Government committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of HR 2327 is unknown. The average State cost for one simple misdemeanor conviction ranges from $40 to $370. Any fiscal impact to the State General Fund would include operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch and State Public Defender.

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Convention of States Action

Against: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 14, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2327