Bill Text: IA SJR2008 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the consideration of bills by each house of the general assembly. (Formerly SSB 3116.)
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-15 - Referred to State Government. S.J. 693. [SJR2008 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SJR2008-Introduced.html
Senate Joint Resolution 2008 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3116) SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 2 of the State of Iowa relating to the consideration of bills 3 by each house of the general assembly. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5373SV (1) 87 ec/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 III of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is 1 4 amended by adding the following new section: 1 5 Consideration of bills.SEC. 16A. A majority of all the 1 6 members elected to a house of the general assembly shall 1 7 be sufficient to require consideration of a bill or joint 1 8 resolution in that house. The rules of each house shall 1 9 provide that a bill or joint resolution, duly introduced, 1 10 upon the filing with the presiding officer of the house of 1 11 a written petition for the consideration by the full house 1 12 of such bill or joint resolution signed by a majority of all 1 13 the members elected to that house, shall be called up for 1 14 debate within fifteen legislative days of such filing of the 1 15 petition. Within fifteen legislative days of the bill or joint 1 16 resolution being called up for debate, all amendments to the 1 17 bill or joint resolution shall be considered and disposed 1 18 of and the bill or joint resolution shall be read for the 1 19 last time and immediately placed upon its final passage. 1 20 Within five legislative days of final passage of the bill 1 21 or joint resolution, any motions to reconsider the bill or 1 22 joint resolution shall be disposed of and the bill or joint 1 23 resolution shall be immediately messaged to the other house. 1 24 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 1 25 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 1 26 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election 1 27 for members of the general assembly, and the secretary of 1 28 state is directed to cause the same to be published for three 1 29 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 1 30 provided by law. 1 31 EXPLANATION 1 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 33 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 34 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 35 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing for the rules 2 1 of each house of the general assembly relating to the 2 2 consideration of bills. The amendment provides that upon 2 3 filing a written petition for the consideration of a bill 2 4 or joint resolution signed by a majority of all the members 2 5 elected to that house, the bill or joint resolution shall be 2 6 called up for debate within 15 legislative days, all amendments 2 7 disposed of and the bill or joint resolution considered for 2 8 final passage within 15 legislative days once called up for 2 9 debate, and any motions to reconsider following passage shall 2 10 be disposed of and the bill or joint resolution messaged to the 2 11 other house within five legislative days after passage. 2 12 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 2 13 general assembly for adoption before being submitted to the 2 14 electorate for ratification. LSB 5373SV (1) 87 ec/rj
