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

SJR 6: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, and dedicating a portion of state revenue from sales and use taxes imposed for the benefit of property tax relief

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 by repealing the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, and dedicating a portion of state revenue from sales and use taxes for the benefit of property tax relief. The resolution creates a property tax relief trust fund (fund) within the treasury for the purposes of replacing revenue generated from the foundation property tax levy or succeeding property tax levy imposed in lieu thereof that provides funding for elementary and secondary education in each school district in the state.

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin Alons (R), Sen. Mike Bousselot (R), Sen. Doug Campbell (R), Sen. Mark Costello (R), Sen. Adrian Dickey (R), Sen. Lynn Evans (R), Sen. Jesse Green (R), Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R), Sen. Dennis Guth (R), Sen. Mike Klimesh (R), Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R), Sen. Mike Pike (R), Sen. Jeff Reichman (R), Sen. Tom Shipley (R), Sen. Annette Sweeney (R), Sen. Scott Webster (R), Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 17 against

Against: Climate Land Leaders; Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; Conservation Districts of Iowa; Des Moines Water Works; Dubuque Area Land and Water Legacy; Dubuque Audubon Society; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Drainage District Association; Iowa Farmers Union; and 5 more

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Green and Staed
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing 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/SJR6