Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to protect life by declaring that the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall not be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2021
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   Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 10, 2021
3. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateApril 6, 2021
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   Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 27, 2021
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   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?

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2021. On February 1, 2021 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail
• Sen. Tony Bisignano DEmail
• Sen. Dennis Guth REmail

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

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 General Assembly during the 2021 Legislative Session would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in the fall of 2022 (FY 2023).

• Final Fiscal Note — Abortion, Constitutional Amendment · June 28, 2021
• Abortion, Constitutional Amendment · February 17, 2021
• Abortion, Constitutional Amendment · January 26, 2021

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.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

• SJR 2001 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to protect life by declari…
  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.