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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HJR 2003: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing the right to donate private property to public entities or nonprofit corporations

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 that provides the right of the people to donate, convey, devise, or otherwise transfer their private property to any public entity or nonprofit organization. The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.

Sponsors

Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Environmental Law and Policy Center; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Environmental Council; The Nature Conservancy

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the State Government 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/91/HJR2003