Bill Text: IA HJR9 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa House Joint Resolution 9 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the inalienable right to life.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-26 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 419. [HJR9 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HJR9-Introduced.html

House Joint Resolution 9 - Introduced




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

                                      HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution
  2    of the State of Iowa relating to the inalienable right to
  3    life.
  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 Inalienable right to life.SEC. 26.  The inalienable right
  1  6 to life of every person at any stage of development shall be
  1  7 recognized and protected.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.  The foregoing proposed
  1  9 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred
  1 10 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general
  1 11 election for members of the general assembly and the secretary
  1 12 of state is directed to cause the proposed amendment to be
  1 13 published for three consecutive months previous to the date of
  1 14 that election as 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 relating to the inalienable
  1 20 right to life of every person at any stage of development.  The
  1 21 resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred
  1 22 to the next general assembly for adoption a second time before
  1 23 being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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