Bills › 89th General Assembly

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 3, 2021
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 19, 2022
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 8, 2022
  4. Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HJR 2005
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became HJR 2005 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HJR 2005 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernatorial line of succession. The amendment creates a system of succession in the case of a permanent or temporary disability of the governor or governor-elect. In the case of a temporary disability of the governor or governor-elect, the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect shall act as governor or governor-elect until the disability is removed, or the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office.

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_____ governor-elect shall become governor or governor-elect for the residue of the term, and the office of lieutenant governor shall become vacant. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (90th) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

House subcommittee

Named January 19, 2022. On February 2, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

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Fiscal note

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 fall 2022 (FY 2023), prior to the convening of the 2023 Legislative Session.

Reading a fiscal note2

Lobbying

1 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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