Bill Text: IA HJR10 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to keep and bear arms.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-17 - Subcommittee, Windschitl, Dawson, and Rizer. H.J. 633. [HJR10 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HJR10-Introduced.html

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House Joint Resolution 10 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                 BY  HALL, BEARINGER,
                                     HANSON, H. MILLER,
                                     THEDE, McCONKEY,
                                     DAWSON, PRICHARD,
                                     OURTH, KEARNS,
                                     GASKILL, and RUFF

                                      HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
  2    of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to
  3    keep and bear arms.
  4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of
  1  2 the State of Iowa is proposed:
  1  3    Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended
  1  4 by adding the following new section:
  1  5 Right to keep and bear arms.SEC. 1A.  The right of the
  1  6 people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.  The foregoing proposed
  1  8 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred
  1  9 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general
  1 10 election for members of the general assembly and the secretary
  1 11 of state is directed to cause the same to be published for
  1 12 three consecutive months previous to the date of that election
  1 13 as provided by law.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 16 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 17    This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
  1 18 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the right of
  1 19 the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
  1 20    The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the
  1 21 next general assembly for adoption a second time before being
  1 22 submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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