Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatment

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
3. Next: Passes the Senate
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
6. Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the right of a person to refuse any medical procedure, treatment, injection, device, vaccine, or prophylactic shall not be impeded or interfered with in any manner. The proposed amendment also provides that equality of rights and liberty in the domain of public accommodations shall not be denied, abridged, or restricted due to the exercise of this right. 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.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 27, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Ken Rozenboom REmail
• Sen. Matt Blake DEmail
• Sen. Jason Schultz REmail

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HJR 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to medical treatm…
  90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.