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:
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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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