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

HJR 4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Did not pass · It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $14,400

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…

Lobbying · 7 for, 16 against

For: ABATE of Iowa; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; National Rifle Association of America; National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff; Personal Interest-Zachariah Van Der Hart

Against: Brady United Against Gun Violence; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund; Giffords; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowans for Gun Safety; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. January 22, 2021Filed in the House
  2. January 25, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. January 28, 2021Withdrawn

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/HJR4