91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SJR 2002: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa prohibiting the power of judicial review
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 prohibits the power of judicial review. The resolution provides that, except for the supreme court’s review of an apportionment plan adopted by the general assembly, the judicial power of courts shall not include the power of judicial review to determine whether a law passed by the general assembly is consistent with the Constitution of the State of Iowa. 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
Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 21, 2026
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 20 against
Against: AFSCME Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa State Bar Association; and 8 more
In plain words
- January 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 21, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Rozenboom
- January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended against it
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/SJR2002