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SJR 12Did not pass · March 6, 2023

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife

Topics:Environment & natural resources

Same legislation: HJR 2, SJR 8, HJR 6

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2023
  2. Done: Approved in committeeFebruary 13, 2023
  3. Stopped: Passes the SenateDid not pass
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
  6. 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

maintain natural resources in trust for public use, and that preserve the future of hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting wildlife. The proposed amendment further states that hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting wildlife shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife and that the proposed amendment shall not be construed to modify any provision of law relating to eminent domain, trespass, property rights, or water resources. 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.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 12, 2024. On January 17, 2024 it recommended passage. [].

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Lobbying

13 for · 2 against · 6 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HJR 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …
    89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
    Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

  • HJR 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people …
    91st General Assembly · Renumbered as HJR 7
    Nearly identical

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.