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

HJR 8: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to marriage

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 marriage specifying “In accordance with the laws of nature and nature’s God, the state of Iowa recognizes the definition of marriage to be the solemnized union between one human biological male and one human biological female.” 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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 9 against

For: Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Safe Schools; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary 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/HJR8