Bill Text: IA SJR11 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 23-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-11 - Subcommittee, Horn, Schneider, and Sodders. S.J. 568. [SJR11 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-SJR11-Introduced.html
Senate Joint Resolution 11 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION BY DIX, ZUMBACH, BEHN, SINCLAIR, COSTELLO, GARRETT, BREITBACH, SCHULTZ, SEGEBART, JOHNSON, KAPUCIAN, SMITH, ROZENBOOM, GUTH, CHAPMAN, BERTRAND, SHIPLEY, KRAAYENBRINK, WHITVER, CHELGREN, SCHNEIDER, ZAUN, FEENSTRA, and ANDERSON SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 2 of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to 3 acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use 4 arms. 5 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1688XS (4) 86 jm/rj PAG LIN 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 Right to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, 1 6 and use arms.SEC. 1A. The right of an individual to acquire, 1 7 keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms to 1 8 defend life and liberty and for all other legitimate purposes 1 9 is fundamental and shall not be infringed upon or denied. 1 10 Mandatory licensing, registration, or special taxation as a 1 11 condition of the exercise of this right is prohibited, and any 1 12 other restriction shall be subject to strict scrutiny. 1 13 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 1 14 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 1 15 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 1 16 election for members of the general assembly and the secretary 1 17 of state is directed to cause the same to be published for 1 18 three consecutive months previous to the date of that election 1 19 as provided by law. 1 20 EXPLANATION 1 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 22 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 23 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 24 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the right of 1 25 an individual to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, 1 26 transfer, and use arms to defend life and liberty and for all 1 27 other legitimate purposes is fundamental and shall not be 1 28 infringed upon or denied. Mandatory licensing, registration, 1 29 or special taxation as a condition of the exercise of this 1 30 right is prohibited, and any other restriction shall be subject 1 31 to strict scrutiny. 1 32 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the 1 33 next general assembly for adoption a second time before being 1 34 submitted to the electorate for ratification. LSB 1688XS (4) 86 jm/rj
