Bill Text: IA SJR1 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the sessions of the general assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [SJR1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SJR1-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
1
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
1
BY
ZAUN
,
BERTRAND
,
ANDERSON
,
SORENSON
,
WARD
,
KAPUCIAN
,
and
FEENSTRA
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
sessions
of
the
general
2
assembly.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Section
2
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
3
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
4
1968
and
by
amendment
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
1974,
is
5
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
6
Biennial
sessions
of
general
assembly
——
special
7
sessions.
SEC.
2.
The
sessions
of
the
general
assembly
shall
8
be
biennial,
and
shall
commence
on
the
second
Monday
in
January
9
next
ensuing
the
election
of
its
members.
Upon
written
request
10
to
the
presiding
officer
of
each
house
of
the
general
assembly
11
by
two-thirds
of
the
members
of
each
house,
the
general
12
assembly
shall
convene
in
special
session.
The
governor
of
the
13
state
may
convene
the
general
assembly
by
proclamation
in
the
14
interim.
15
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
16
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
17
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
18
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
of
19
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
three
20
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
21
provided
by
law.
22
EXPLANATION
23
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
24
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
sessions
of
25
the
general
assembly.
The
resolution
provides
for
biennial
26
sessions
of
the
general
assembly
instead
of
annual
sessions
27
which
shall
commence
in
the
year
following
election
of
its
28
members.
29
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
30
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
being
31
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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