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

HJR 2003: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to employee rights

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 relating to employee rights. The joint resolution provides that employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing for the purpose of negotiating wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, and to protect their economic welfare and safety at work. 2003 the right of employees to organize and bargain collectively over their wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment and economic welfare and workplace safety, including any law or ordinance that prohibits the execution or application of agreements between employers and labor organizations that represent employees requiring membership in an organization as a condition of employment.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

In plain words

  1. February 26, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Labor and Workforce 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/HJR2003