Bills › 90th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2023
- Done: House committeeJanuary 25, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HJR 3
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HJR 3 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HJR 3 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If voters approve this change, Iowa will have a clear plan for who takes over if the governor or governor-elect becomes too sick to work or leaves office. The lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect would step in to act as governor during temporary illnesses. If the governor dies, resigns, or is removed, the lieutenant governor would then officially become the new governor for the rest of the term.1
Read the official explanation
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, for adoption by the second consecutive general assembly, relating to the gubernatorial line of succession. The amendment creates a system of succession in the case of a permanent or temporary disability of the governor or governor-elect. _____ dies, resigns, or is removed from office. In the case of the death, resignation, or removal from office of the governor or governor-elect, the lieutenant governor or lieutenant governor-elect shall become governor or governor-elect for the residue of the term, and the office of lieutenant governor shall become vacant. The resolution, if adopted, would be submitted to the electorate for ratification at the general election in November 2024.
House subcommittee
Named January 17, 2023. On January 18, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HJR 2005 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernator…89th General Assembly · Passed both chambers · very similarPassed a chamber
- SJR 2003 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the gubernator…88th General Assembly · Passed Senate · very similarPassed a chamber
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