Bills › 89th General Assembly

HJR 7Did not pass · March 15, 2022

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: SJR 9

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2021
  2. Done: Approved in committeeMarch 3, 2022
  3. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 15, 2022
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMarch 29, 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 89th General Assembly would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in the fall of 2022 (FY 2023), prior to the convening of the 2023 Legislative Session.

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

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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 14 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…
    88th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
    Passed a chamber
  • SJR 2002 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…
    88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · 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.