Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualifications of electors

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2021
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   Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 10, 2021
3. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 29, 2021
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 15, 2022
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?

House subcommittee

Named February 22, 2022. On March 1, 2022 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Steven Holt REmail
• Rep. Marti Anderson D
• Rep. Skyler Wheeler 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 89th General Assembly would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be incurred in the fall of 2022 (FY 2023), prior to the convening of the 2023 Legislative Session.

• Suffrage, Constitutional Amendment · February 15, 2021
• Suffrage, Constitutional Amendment · January 28, 2021

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Family tree

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.

• HJR 14 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…
  88th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
  Passed a chamber
• SJR 2002 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the qualificat…
  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.