Bills › 90th General Assembly
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatment
Topics:Civil rightsHealth care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2023
- Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot
Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If passed, this amendment would add a new right to the Iowa Constitution allowing people to refuse any medical treatment, vaccine, or device without interference. It also prevents businesses or public places from treating people differently because they chose to exercise this right. Voters would have the final say on whether this change becomes part of the state constitution.1
Read the official explanation
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatment specifying “The right of a person to refuse any medical procedure, treatment, injection, device, vaccine, or prophylactic shall not be questioned or interfered with in any manner. Equality of rights and liberty under the law and in the domain of public accommodations shall not be denied, abridged, or restricted due to the exercise of the right under this section.” The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (91st) for adoption before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
Lobbying
0 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →
Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SJR 2001 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical freedo…89th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
Matched by wording or an identical title.