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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HJR 1: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa altering the terms of service for members of the house of representatives

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

What it does

R. Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the terms of office for members of the house of representatives. The amendment changes the terms of office for members of the house of representatives to four years, with members to be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, with one-half of all members to be elected every two years. The amendment provides that each member of the house of representatives who is serving at the time of adoption of the amendment or elected concurrently with the adoption of the amendment will be divided into two classes.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club

In plain words

  1. January 20, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee

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/90/HJR1