91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HJR 2009: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members of the general assembly and certain statewide elected officials
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 limiting years of service for persons elected or appointed to the office of state representative, state senator, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, secretary of agriculture, auditor of state, treasurer of state, or attorney general. The resolution provides that a person shall not be elected or appointed to a term in those offices if the person will have served years in any of those offices or any combination thereof prior to the commencement of the term. The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption before being submitted to H.J.R. 2009 the electorate for ratification.
Sponsors
Rep. Jason Gearhart (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: VALOR Iowa
In plain words
- February 16, 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/HJR2009