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

SJR 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms

Became SJR 7 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

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…

Senate subcommittee · named January 12, 2021

  • Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

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 11, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 12, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Bisignano and Schultz
  3. January 21, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. January 27, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SJR 7

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/SJR1