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

SJR 12: Calling for an Article V convention in order to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States that impose fiscal restraints, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and impose limits on the number of terms that a person may serve in Congress, and requesting Congress to similarly propose such amendments

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

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2021

  • Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 5 against

For: Convention of States Action; Personal Interest -Bill Gustoff; Personal Interest-George Caron; Personal Interest-Sarah Abdouch; U.S. Term Limits

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 25, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Guth, Celsi and Dawson
  3. March 2, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/SJR12