SSB 1132: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife

What it does

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of this state have the right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, subject to laws enacted by the general assembly that preserve the future of hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting wildlife. _____ relating to eminent domain, trespass, property rights, or water resources. 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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2025

• Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 4 against

For: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation; Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; Iowa Bowhunters Association; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Coon Hunters Association; Iowa Firearms Coalition, Inc.; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; Iowa Sportsmans Club; Iowa Trappers Association; Izaak Walton League - Iowa Division; National Rifle Association of America; Pheasants Forever, Inc. & Quail Forever; and 1 more

Against: Bitches Get Stuff Done; Humane World for Animals; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault

In plain words

1. February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
2. February 17, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Sweeney, Trone Garriott and Zumbach
3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 24, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SJR 7