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HJR 4Did not pass · January 28, 2021

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Same legislation: SJR 1, SJR 7

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2021
  2. Done: Approved in committeeJanuary 27, 2021
  3. Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 28, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the SenateJanuary 28, 2021
  5. Stopped: Passes again next General AssemblyDid not pass
  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?

Fiscal note

Cost: up to $14,400 Compare with other bills

Constitutional Amendment Publication Cost. The estimated cost to publish a proposed Constitutional amendment passed by the General Assembly during the 2019 Legislative Session was $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). These costs were incurred in fall 2020 (FY 2021).

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.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

  • HJR 13 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance
  • HJR 3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance
  • SJR 10 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Renumbered as SJR 18 · same title
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 18 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Passed both chambers · same title
    Passed a chamber

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.