Bill Text: IA HSB577 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that nothing in the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall be construed to recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of abortion.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-02-12 - Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 265. [HSB577 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HSB577-Introduced.html
House Study Bill 577 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY RESOLUTION BY CHAIRPERSON HOLT) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa that nothing in the Constitution of the 2 State of Iowa shall be construed to recognize, grant, or 3 secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding 4 of abortion. 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5693YC (4) 88 pf/rh/tm
H.J.R. _____ Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended 3 by adding the following new section: 4 Sec. 26. No right to abortion or required public funding 5 of abortion. To defend the dignity of all human life, and to 6 protect mothers and unborn children from efforts to expand 7 abortion even to the day of birth, we the people of the State of 8 Iowa declare that this Constitution shall not be construed to 9 recognize, grant, or secure a right to abortion or to require 10 the public funding of abortion. 11 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 12 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 13 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 14 members of the general assembly, and shall be published as 15 provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the 16 date of that election. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 21 Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that to “defend 22 the dignity of all human life, and to protect mothers and 23 unborn children from efforts to expand abortion even to the day 24 of birth, we the people of the State of Iowa declare that this 25 Constitution shall not be construed to recognize, grant, or 26 secure a right to abortion or to require the public funding of 27 abortion”. 28 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be published and 29 then referred to the next general assembly (89th) for adoption, 30 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 31 -1- LSB 5693YC (4) 88 pf/rh/tm 1/ 1
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