Bill Text: IA SJR5 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa to make the Constitution of the State of Iowa gender neutral.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-22 - Subcommittee: Schultz, Celsi, and Whiting. S.J. 146. [SJR5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR5-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
5
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
5
BY
JOCHUM
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
to
make
the
Constitution
of
the
State
2
of
Iowa
gender
neutral.
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
1.
The
first
paragraph
of
the
Preamble
of
the
Constitution
3
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
Preamble.
WE
THE
PEOPLE
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA,
grateful
5
to
the
Supreme
Being
for
the
blessings
hitherto
enjoyed,
6
and
feeling
our
dependence
on
Him
the
Supreme
Being
for
a
7
continuation
of
those
blessings,
do
ordain
and
establish
a
free
8
and
independent
government,
by
the
name
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
9
the
boundaries
whereof
shall
be
as
follows:
10
2.
Section
4
of
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
11
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
Sec.
4.
Religious
test
——
witnesses.
No
religious
test
13
shall
be
required
as
a
qualification
for
any
office,
or
public
14
trust,
and
no
person
shall
be
deprived
of
any
of
his
the
15
person’s
rights,
privileges,
or
capacities,
or
disqualified
16
from
the
performance
of
any
of
his
the
person’s
public
or
17
private
duties,
or
rendered
incompetent
to
give
evidence
in
18
any
court
of
law
or
equity,
in
consequence
of
his
the
person’s
19
opinions
on
the
subject
of
religion;
and
any
party
to
any
20
judicial
proceeding
shall
have
the
right
to
use
as
a
witness,
21
or
take
the
testimony
of,
any
other
person
not
disqualified
on
22
account
of
interest,
who
may
be
cognizant
of
any
fact
material
23
to
the
case;
and
parties
to
suits
may
be
witnesses,
as
provided
24
by
law.
25
3.
Section
7
of
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
26
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
Sec.
7.
Liberty
of
speech
and
press.
Every
person
may
28
speak,
write,
and
publish
his
the
person’s
sentiments
on
all
29
subjects,
being
responsible
for
the
abuse
of
that
right.
No
30
law
shall
be
passed
to
restrain
or
abridge
the
liberty
of
31
speech,
or
of
the
press.
In
all
prosecutions
or
indictments
32
for
libel,
the
truth
may
be
given
in
evidence
to
the
jury,
and
33
if
it
appears*
to
the
jury
that
the
matter
charged
as
libellous
34
libelous
was
true,
and
was
published
with
good
motives
and
for
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justifiable
ends,
the
party
shall
be
acquitted.
1
4.
Section
9
of
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
2
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
Sec.
9.
Right
of
trial
by
jury
——
due
process
of
law.
The
4
right
of
trial
by
jury
shall
remain
inviolate;
but
the
general
5
assembly
may
authorize
trial
by
a
jury
of
a
less
number
than
6
twelve
men
individuals
in
inferior
courts;
but
no
person
shall
7
be
deprived
of
life,
liberty,
or
property,
without
due
process
8
of
law.
9
5.
Section
10
of
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
10
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
Sec.
10.
Rights
of
persons
accused.
In
all
criminal
12
prosecutions,
and
in
cases
involving
the
life,
or
liberty
13
of
an
individual
the
accused
shall
have
a
right
to
a
speedy
14
and
public
trial
by
an
impartial
jury;
to
be
informed
of
the
15
accusation
against
him
the
accused
,
to
have
a
copy
of
the
same
16
when
demanded;
to
be
confronted
with
the
witnesses
against
him
17
the
accused
;
to
have
compulsory
process
for
his
the
accused’s
18
witnesses;
and,
to
have
the
assistance
of
counsel.
19
6.
Section
1
of
Article
II
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
20
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
Amendment
of
1868
and
by
amendment
21
number
2
of
the
Amendments
of
1970,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
Section
1.
Electors.
Every
citizen
of
the
United
States
24
of
the
age
of
twenty-one
years,
who
shall
have
been
a
resident
25
of
this
state
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
26
law
and
of
the
county
in
which
he
the
person
claims
his
the
27
person’s
vote
for
such
period
of
time
as
shall
be
provided
by
28
law,
shall
be
entitled
to
vote
at
all
elections
which
are
now
29
or
hereafter
may
be
authorized
by
law.
The
general
assembly
30
may
provide
by
law
for
different
periods
of
residence
in
order
31
to
vote
for
various
officers
or
in
order
to
vote
in
various
32
elections.
The
required
periods
of
residence
shall
not
exceed
33
six
months
in
this
state
and
sixty
days
in
the
county.
34
7.
Section
4
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
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of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
Amendment
of
1880
and
the
Amendment
1
of
1926,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
Sec.
4.
Qualifications.
No
person
shall
be
a
member
of
the
3
house
of
representatives
who
shall
not
have
attained
the
age
of
4
twenty-one
years,
be
a
citizen
of
the
United
States,
and
shall
5
have
been
an
inhabitant
of
this
state
one
year
next
preceding
6
his
the
person’s
election,
and
at
the
time
of
his
the
person’s
7
election
shall
have
had
an
actual
residence
of
sixty
days
in
8
the
county,
or
district
he
the
person
may
have
been
chosen
to
9
represent.
10
8.
Section
10
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
11
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
Sec.
10.
Protest
——
record
of
vote.
Every
member
of
the
13
general
assembly
shall
have
the
liberty
to
dissent
from,
or
14
protest
against
any
Act
or
resolution
which
he
the
member
may
15
think
injurious
to
the
public,
or
an
individual,
and
have
the
16
reasons
for
his
the
member’s
dissent
entered
on
the
journals;
17
and
the
yeas
and
nays
of
the
members
of
either
house,
on
any
18
question,
shall,
at
the
desire
of
any
two
members
present,
be
19
entered
on
the
journals.
20
9.
Section
16
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
21
the
State
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
4
of
the
22
Amendments
of
1968,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
Sec.
16.
Executive
approval
——
veto
——
item
veto
by
24
governor.
Every
bill
which
shall
have
passed
the
general
25
assembly,
shall,
before
it
becomes
a
law,
be
presented
to
the
26
governor.
If
he
approve
the
governor
approves
,
he
the
governor
27
shall
sign
it;
but
if
not,
he
the
governor
shall
return
it
28
with
his
the
governor’s
objections,
to
the
house
in
which
it
29
originated,
which
shall
enter
the
same
upon
their
its
journal,
30
and
proceed
to
reconsider
it;
if,
after
such
reconsideration,
31
it
again
pass
passes
both
houses,
by
yeas
and
nays,
by
a
32
majority
of
two
thirds
of
the
members
of
each
house,
it
shall
33
become
a
law,
notwithstanding
the
governor’s*
objections.
If
34
any
bill
shall
not
be
returned
within
three
days
after
it
shall
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have
been
presented
to
him
the
governor
,
Sunday
excepted,
the
1
same
shall
be
a
law
in
like
manner
as
if
he
the
governor
had
2
signed
it,
unless
the
general
assembly,
by
adjournment,
prevent
3
prevents
such
return.
Any
bill
submitted
to
the
governor
for
4
his
the
governor’s
approval
during
the
last
three
days
of
a
5
session
of
the
general
assembly,
shall
be
deposited
by
him
the
6
governor
in
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state,
within
thirty
7
days
after
the
adjournment,
with
his
the
governor’s
approval,
8
if
approved
by
him
the
governor
,
and
with
his
the
governor’s
9
objections,
if
he
the
governor
disapproves
thereof.
10
The
governor
may
approve
appropriation
bills
in
whole
or
11
in
part,
and
may
disapprove
any
item
of
an
appropriation
12
bill;
and
the
part
approved
shall
become
a
law.
Any
item
of
13
an
appropriation
bill
disapproved
by
the
governor
shall
be
14
returned,
with
his
the
governor’s
objections,
to
the
house
15
in
which
it
originated,
or
shall
be
deposited
by
him
the
16
governor
in
the
office
of
the
secretary
of
state
in
the
case
17
of
an
appropriation
bill
submitted
to
the
governor
for
his
the
18
governor’s
approval
during
the
last
three
days
of
a
session
19
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
procedure
in
each
case
shall
20
be
the
same
as
provided
for
other
bills.
Any
such
item
of
an
21
appropriation
bill
may
be
enacted
into
law
notwithstanding
the
22
governor’s
objections,
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
for
other
23
bills.
24
10.
Section
21
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
25
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
Sec.
21.
Members
not
appointed
to
office.
No
senator
or
27
representative
shall,
during
the
time
for
which
he
the
senator
28
or
representative
shall
have
been
elected,
be
appointed
to
any
29
civil
office
of
profit
under
this
state,
which
shall
have
been
30
created,
or
the
emoluments
of
which
shall
have
been
increased
31
during
such
term,
except
such
offices
as
may
be
filled
by
32
elections
by
the
people.
33
11.
Section
23
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
34
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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Sec.
23.
Failure
to
account.
No
person
who
may
hereafter
1
be
a
collector
or
holder
of
public
monies,
shall
have
a
seat
2
in
either
house
of
the
general
assembly,
or
be
eligible
to
3
hold
any
office
of
trust
or
profit
in
this
state,
until
he
the
4
person
shall
have
accounted
for
and
paid
into
the
treasury
all
5
sums
for
which
he
the
person
may
be
liable.
6
12.
Section
8
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
7
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
Sec.
8.
Duties
of
governor.
He
The
governor
shall
transact
9
all
executive
business
with
the
officers
of
government,
civil
10
and
military,
and
may
require
information
in
writing
from
the
11
officers
of
the
executive
department
upon
any
subject
relating
12
to
the
duties
of
their
respective
offices.
13
13.
Section
9
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
14
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
Sec.
9.
Execution
of
laws.
He
The
governor
shall
take
care
16
that
the
laws
are
faithfully
executed.
17
14.
Section
11
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
18
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
Sec.
11.
Convening
general
assembly.
He
The
governor
may,
20
on
extraordinary
occasions,
convene
the
general
assembly
by
21
proclamation,
and
shall
state
to
both
houses,
when
assembled,
22
the
purpose
for
which
they
shall
have
been
convened.
23
15.
Section
12
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
24
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
Sec.
12.
Message.
He
The
governor
shall
communicate,
by
26
message,
to
the
general
assembly,
at
every
regular
session,
the
27
condition
of
the
state,
and
recommend
such
matters
as
he
the
28
governor
shall
deem
expedient.
29
16.
Section
13
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
30
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
31
Sec.
13.
Adjournment.
In
case
of
disagreement
between
32
the
two
houses
with
respect
to
the
time
of
adjournment,
the
33
governor
shall
have
power
to
adjourn
the
general
assembly
to
34
such
time
as
he
the
governor
may
think
proper;
but
no
such
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adjournment
shall
be
beyond
the
time
fixed
for
the
regular
1
meeting
of
the
next
general
assembly.
2
17.
Section
16
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
3
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
Sec.
16.
Pardons
——
reprieves
——
commutations.
The
governor
5
shall
have
power
to
grant
reprieves,
commutations
and
pardons,
6
after
conviction,
for
all
offences
offenses
except
treason
and
7
cases
of
impeachment,
subject
to
such
regulations
as
may
be
8
provided
by
law.
Upon
conviction
for
treason,
he
the
governor
9
shall
have
power
to
suspend
the
execution
of
the
sentence
until
10
the
case
shall
be
reported
to
the
general
assembly
at
its
next
11
meeting,
when
the
general
assembly
shall
either
grant
a
pardon,
12
commute
the
sentence,
direct
the
execution
of
the
sentence,
or
13
grant
a
further
reprieve.
He
The
governor
shall
have
power
to
14
remit
fines
and
forfeitures,
under
such
regulations
as
may
be
15
prescribed
by
law;
and
shall
report
to
the
general
assembly,
16
at
its
next
meeting,
each
case
of
reprieve,
commutation,
or
17
pardon
granted,
and
the
reasons
therefor;
and
also
all
persons
18
in
whose
favor
remission
of
fines
and
forfeitures
shall
have
19
been
made,
and
the
several
amounts
remitted.
20
18.
Section
17
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
21
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
Sec.
17.
Lieutenant
governor
to
act
as
governor.
In
case
of
23
the
death,
impeachment,
resignation,
removal
from
office,
or
24
other
disability
of
the
governor,
the
powers
and
duties
of
the
25
office
for
the
residue
of
the
term,
or
until
he
the
governor
26
shall
be
acquitted,
or
the
disability
removed,
shall
devolve
27
upon
the
lieutenant
governor.
28
19.
Section
20
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
29
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
30
Sec.
20.
Seal
of
state.
There
shall
be
a
seal
of
this
31
state,
which
shall
be
kept
by
the
governor,
and
used
by
him
the
32
governor
officially,
and
shall
be
called
the
great
seal
of
the
33
state
of
Iowa.
34
20.
Section
12
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
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of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
1
of
the
Amendments
of
1
1972,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
Sec.
12.
Attorney
general.
The
general
assembly
shall
3
provide,
by
law,
for
the
election
of
an
attorney
general
by
the
4
people,
whose
term
of
office
shall
be
four
years,
and
until
his
5
the
attorney
general’s
successor
is
elected
and
qualifies.
6
21.
Paragraphs
1
and
2
of
section
16
of
Article
V
of
the
7
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa,
as
added
by
the
Amendment
of
8
1962,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9
There
shall
be
a
state
judicial
nominating
commission.
10
Such
commission
shall
make
nominations
to
fill
vacancies
in
11
the
supreme
court.
Until
July
4,
1973,
and
thereafter
unless
12
otherwise
provided
by
law,
the
state
judicial
nominating
13
commission
shall
be
composed
and
selected
as
follows:
There
14
shall
be
not
less
than
three
nor
more
than
eight
appointive
15
members,
as
provided
by
law,
and
an
equal
number
of
elective
16
members
on
such
commission,
all
of
whom
shall
be
electors
of
17
the
state.
The
appointive
members
shall
be
appointed
by
the
18
governor
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
senate.
The
elective
19
members
shall
be
elected
by
the
resident
members
of
the
bar
of
20
the
state.
The
judge
of
the
supreme
court
who
is
senior
in
21
length
of
service
on
said
court,
other
than
the
chief
justice,
22
shall
also
be
a
member
of
such
commission
and
shall
be
its
23
chairman
chairperson
.
24
There
shall
be
a
district
judicial
nominating
commission
in
25
each
judicial
district
of
the
state.
Such
commissions
shall
26
make
nominations
to
fill
vacancies
in
the
district
court
within
27
their
respective
districts.
Until
July
4,
1973,
and
thereafter
28
unless
otherwise
provided
by
law,
district
judicial
nominating
29
commissions
shall
be
composed
and
selected
as
follows:
There
30
shall
be
not
less
than
three
nor
more
than
six
appointive
31
members,
as
provided
by
law,
and
an
equal
number
of
elective
32
members
on
each
such
commission,
all
of
whom
shall
be
electors
33
of
the
district.
The
appointive
members
shall
be
appointed
by
34
the
governor.
The
elective
members
shall
be
elected
by
the
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resident
members
of
the
bar
of
the
district.
The
district
1
judge
of
such
district
who
is
senior
in
length
of
service
shall
2
also
be
a
member
of
such
commission
and
shall
be
its
chairman
3
chairperson
.
4
22.
Section
1
of
Article
VI
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
5
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
the
Amendment
of
1868,
is
amended
to
6
read
as
follows:
7
Section
1.
Composition
——
training.
The
militia
of
this
8
state
shall
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
male
citizens,
9
between
the
ages
of
eighteen
and
forty-five
years,
except
such
10
as
are
or
may
hereafter
be
exempt
by
the
laws
of
the
United
11
States,
or
of
this
state,
and
shall
be
armed,
equipped,
and
12
trained,
as
the
general
assembly
may
provide
by
law.
13
23.
Section
9
of
Article
VIII
of
the
Constitution
of
the
14
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
Sec.
9.
Stockholders’
responsibility.
Every
stockholder
16
in
a
banking
corporation
or
institution
shall
be
individually
17
responsible
and
liable
to
its
creditors,
over
and
above
the
18
amount
of
stock
by
him
or
her
held
by
the
stockholder
,
to
an
19
amount
equal
to
his
or
her
the
stockholder’s
respective
shares
20
so
held
for
all
of
its
liabilities,
accruing
while
he
or
she
21
the
stockholder
remains
such
stockholder.*
22
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
23
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
24
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
25
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
26
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
27
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
28
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
33
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
to
make
all
references
34
to
persons
or
officers
gender
neutral.
The
resolution,
if
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