Bills › 89th General Assembly

HJR 8Did not pass · February 23, 2021

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: SJR 16

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 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?

House subcommittee

Named February 16, 2021. On February 23, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.

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Fiscal note

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 incurred in fall 2022 (FY 2023), prior to the convening of the 2023 Legislative Session. Assuming the proposed amendment is passed a second time by the 90th General Assembly, the estimated cost would be $178,200 (99 newspapers x 3 months x $600).

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.