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SJR 11Passed both chambers · May 2, 2026

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to requirements for certain state tax law changes

Constitutional amendment On the ballot →

Topics:State governmentTaxesIncome taxes

Same legislation: SSB 1221

Where it is now

  1. Done: First passed (90th GA, HJR 2006)April 10, 2024
  2. Done: IntroducedApril 3, 2025
  3. Done: Approved in committeeApril 10, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the Senate againApril 15, 2025
  5. Done: Passes the House againMay 2, 2026
  6. Now: Voters decideNovember 3, 2026Unofficial: passing

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In plain words

  1. April 3, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as SSB 1221
  2. April 7, 2025Senate subcommittee named: De Witt, Schultz and Winckler · as SSB 1221
  3. April 9, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1221
  4. April 10, 2025Filed in the Senate
  5. April 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  6. April 10, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SJR 11 · as SSB 1221
  7. April 15, 2025Passed the Senate, 32–15
  8. April 16, 2025Arrived in the House
  9. January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Nordman, Jacoby, Wills and J
  10. April 23, 2026House subcommittee named: Wills, J., Jacoby and Nordman
  11. April 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. April 28, 2026Approved by the House committee
  13. April 28, 2026Committee vote: 17–7
  14. May 2, 2026Passed the House, 57–21
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
May 2, 2026
Passed House, yeas 57, nays 21. H.J. 1151. Journal
April 28, 2026
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 1046. Journal
April 28, 2026
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 1046. Journal
April 27, 2026
Subcommittee recommends passage.
April 23, 2026
Subcommittee reassigned: Wills, J., Jacoby and Nordman. H.J. 997. Journal
January 29, 2026
Subcommittee: Nordman, Jacoby and Wills, J. H.J. 178. Journal
2025 session · first year of the 91st General Assembly
April 16, 2025
Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 948. Journal
April 15, 2025
Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. S.J. 798. Journal
April 10, 2025
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 759. Journal
April 10, 2025
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. S.J. 759. Journal
April 10, 2025
As SSB 1221: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SJR 11.
April 9, 2025
As SSB 1221: Subcommittee recommends passage.
April 7, 2025
As SSB 1221: Subcommittee: De Witt, Schultz, and Winckler.
April 3, 2025
As SSB 1221: Introduced, referred to Ways and Means.

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