Bill Text: IA HJR1 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa altering the terms of service for members of the house of representatives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-20 - Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 128. [HJR1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HJR1-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
1
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
1
BY
MOORE
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
altering
the
terms
of
service
for
2
members
of
the
house
of
representatives.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.J.R.
1
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Section
3
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
3.
Representatives
——
classification.
The
members
5
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
be
chosen
on
the
6
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
of
each
7
even-numbered
year
by
the
qualified
electors
of
their
8
respective
districts,
and
their
term
of
office
shall
commence
9
on
the
first
day
of
January
next
after
their
election,
and
10
continue
four
years,
and
until
their
successors
are
elected
11
and
qualified.
Members
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
12
be
classified
so
that
as
nearly
as
possible
one-half
of
the
13
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
shall
be
elected
every
14
two
years,
and
each
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
15
elected
concurrently
with
the
adoption
of
this
amendment
16
or
serving
at
the
time
of
the
adoption
of
this
amendment
17
shall
be
so
classified.
For
those
members
of
the
house
of
18
representatives
elected
concurrently
with
the
adoption
of
19
this
amendment
or
serving
at
the
time
of
the
adoption
of
this
20
amendment,
those
members
of
the
house
of
representatives
in
the
21
first
class
shall
serve
for
two
years
following
the
first
day
22
of
January
next
after
the
adoption
of
this
amendment,
and
those
23
in
the
second
class
shall
serve
for
four
years
following
the
24
first
day
of
January
next
after
the
adoption
of
this
amendment.
25
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
26
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
27
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
28
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
29
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
30
date
of
that
election.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
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H.J.R.
1
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
terms
of
1
office
for
members
of
the
house
of
representatives.
The
2
amendment
changes
the
terms
of
office
for
members
of
the
house
3
of
representatives
to
four
years,
with
members
to
be
elected
4
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
of
5
each
even-numbered
year,
with
one-half
of
all
members
to
be
6
elected
every
two
years.
The
amendment
provides
that
each
7
member
of
the
house
of
representatives
who
is
serving
at
the
8
time
of
adoption
of
the
amendment
or
elected
concurrently
9
with
the
adoption
of
the
amendment
will
be
divided
into
two
10
classes.
Members
in
the
first
class
shall
serve
for
two
years
11
and
members
in
the
second
class
shall
serve
for
four
years.
12
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
13
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
for
adoption,
before
14
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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