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

SJR 2003: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right to reproductive care

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 relating to the right to reproductive care. The proposed amendment provides that the right to reproductive freedom is a fundamental individual right; the state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom and an individual’s private decisions concerning reproductive freedom shall not be infringed. The proposed amendment declares that the right shall not be denied, burdened, or infringed upon absent a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means.

Sponsors

Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Catelin Drey (D), Sen. Renee Hardman (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D), Sen. Mike Zimmer (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 20, 2026

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 9 against

For: Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Siouxland Bitches Get Stuff Done

Against: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Lutheran Family Service; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 20, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Drey and Schultz

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/SJR2003