Bill Text: IA HJR13 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Joint Resolution 13 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms. (See HJR 2009.)

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-19 - Withdrawn. H.J. 615. [HJR13 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-HJR13-Introduced.html


House Joint Resolution 13 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                 BY  WINDSCHITL

                                      HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
  2    of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to
  3    acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use
  4    arms.
  5 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 acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer,
  1  6 and use arms.SEC. 1A.  The right of the people to keep and
  1  7 bear arms shall not be infringed.  The sovereign state of Iowa
  1  8 affirms and recognizes the fundamental right of the people to
  1  9 acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use
  1 10 arms for all legitimate purposes.  Any and all restrictions of
  1 11 this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
  1 12    Sec. 2.  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.  The foregoing proposed
  1 13 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred
  1 14 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general
  1 15 election for members of the general assembly and the secretary
  1 16 of state is directed to cause the same to be published for
  1 17 three consecutive months previous to the date of that election
  1 18 as provided by law.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 22    This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
  1 23 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the right of
  1 24 the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.  The
  1 25 sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes the fundamental
  1 26 right of the people to acquire, keep, possess, transport,
  1 27 carry, transfer, and use arms for all legitimate purposes.  Any
  1 28 and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict
  1 29 scrutiny.
  1 30    The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the
  1 31 next general assembly for adoption a second time before being
  1 32 submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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