89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SJR 2001: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical freedom
Did not pass · It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended.
What it does
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that the right of a person to refuse any medical procedure, treatment, injection, vaccine, or prophylactic shall not be questioned or interfered with in any manner. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged to any person in this state because of the exercise of the right under this section. The joint 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.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 15, 2022
- Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowans for Medical Marijuana
In plain words
- January 25, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 27, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Bisignano and Koelker
- February 15, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Johnson, Bisignano and Koelker
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SJR2001