Bill Text: IA SF2153 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the constitutionality of statutes and including effective date provisions. (See SF 2282.)

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SF2153 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF2153-Introduced.html

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Senate File 2153 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  GARRETT, EDLER,
                                     SHIPLEY, COSTELLO,
                                     LOFGREN, GUTH, CARLIN,
                                     CHELGREN, SCHULTZ,
                                     CHAPMAN, GREENE,
                                     SEGEBART, C. JOHNSON,
                                     BEHN, FEENSTRA,
                                     SINCLAIR, ROZENBOOM,
                                     ZUMBACH, ZAUN,
                                     BERTRAND, and BROWN

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the constitutionality of statutes and
  2    including effective date provisions.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  4.15  Constitutionality of statutes.
  1  2    Pursuant to the provisions of Article V, section 4 of
  1  3 the Constitution of the State of Iowa, the general assembly
  1  4 declares that no statute shall be held unconstitutional by a
  1  5 court of this state except by the concurrence of at least five
  1  6 justices of the supreme court of Iowa.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate
  1  8 importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 11 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 12    This bill provides that no statute shall be held
  1 13 unconstitutional by a court of this state except by the
  1 14 concurrence of at least five justices of the supreme court of
  1 15 Iowa.
  1 16    The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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