Bill Text: IA HJR4 | 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 specifying marriage between one man and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or recognized in the state.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-27 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 153. [HJR4 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HJR4-Introduced.html

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House Joint Resolution 4 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                 BY  HEARTSILL, HOLT,
                                     WILLS, BAUDLER,
                                     SALMON, GASSMAN,
                                     FISHER, SHEETS,
                                     WINDSCHITL, BAXTER,
                                     KOOIKER, and WATTS

                                      HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
  2    of the State of Iowa specifying marriage between one man
  3    and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or
  4    recognized in the state.
  5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    TLSB 1164YH (3) 86
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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 Marriage.SEC. 26.  Marriage between one man and one woman
  1  6 shall be the only legal union valid or recognized in this
  1  7 state.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.  The foregoing amendment
  1  9 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the
  1 10 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election
  1 11 for members of the general assembly, and the secretary of
  1 12 state is directed to cause the same to be published for three
  1 13 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as
  1 14 provided by law.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 17 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 18    This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
  1 19 Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that marriage
  1 20 between one man and one woman shall be the only legal union
  1 21 valid or recognized in this state.
  1 22    The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the
  1 23 next general assembly for adoption a second time before being
  1 24 submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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