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SJR 7Passed both chambers · January 28, 2021

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

Constitutional amendment Ratified by voters →

Same legislation: SJR 1, HJR 4

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2021
  2. Done: Approved in committeeJanuary 27, 2021
  3. Done: Passes the SenateJanuary 28, 2021
  4. Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 28, 2021
  5. Now: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
  6. Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

Passed both chambers A constitutional amendment must pass two General Assemblies in a row, then be approved by voters. What’s a funnel?

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 2019 Legislative Session was $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). These costs were incurred in fall 2020 (FY 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.

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

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

  • HJR 13 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance
  • HJR 3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Withdrawn · same title
    Didn’t advance
  • SJR 10 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Renumbered as SJR 18 · same title
    Cleared committee
  • SJR 18 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of t…
    88th General Assembly · Passed both chambers · 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.