Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa eliminating involuntary servitude as a punishment for crime

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2021
2. ✕
   Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
3. Next: Passes the House
4. Next: Passes the Senate
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 eliminating involuntary servitude as a legal punishment for crime. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HJR 9 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to make references to the …
  88th General Assembly · In committee · similar
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• HJR 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the restoratio…
  88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · similar
  Didn’t advance

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