Bill Text: IA SJR7 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members of the general assembly, the governor, and certain other statewide elected officers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-29 - Subcommittee: R. Smith, Bisignano, and Cournoyer. S.J. 186. [SJR7 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SJR7-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
7
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
7
BY
CHAPMAN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
amendments
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
limiting
years
of
service
for
members
2
of
the
general
assembly,
the
governor,
and
certain
other
3
statewide
elected
officers.
4
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.
Section
3
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
3
of
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
3.
Representatives
——
term
limitation.
The
members
of
5
the
house
of
representatives
shall
be
chosen
every
second
year,
6
by
the
qualified
electors
of
their
respective
districts,
and
7
their
term
of
office
shall
commence
on
the
first
day
of
January
8
next
after
their
election,
and
continue
two
years,
and
until
9
their
successors
are
elected
and
qualified.
A
person
shall
10
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
representative
if
the
term
would
11
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
a
total
of
four
terms
in
12
the
house
of
representatives.
If
a
person
is
elected
to
serve
13
a
portion
of
a
term
to
which
some
other
person
was
elected
14
but
that
person
died
in
office
or
resigned
from
office
or
was
15
otherwise
removed
from
office,
that
portion
of
a
term
served
16
shall
not
be
included
in
the
terms
of
service
for
purposes
17
of
this
limitation
if
the
person
did
not
serve
for
at
least
18
one-half
of
the
term.
This
limitation
on
terms
of
service
19
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
20
2024,
and
for
years
of
service
occurring
on
or
after
January
21
1,
2024.
22
2.
Section
5
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
23
of
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
24
Sec.
5.
Senators
——
qualifications
——
term
limitation.
25
Senators
shall
be
chosen
for
the
term
of
four
years,
at
26
the
same
time
and
place
as
representatives;
they
shall
be
27
twenty-five
years
of
age,
and
possess
the
qualifications
of
28
representatives
as
to
residence
and
citizenship.
A
person
29
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
senator
if
the
term
would
30
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
a
total
of
two
terms
in
31
the
senate.
If
a
person
is
elected
to
serve
a
portion
of
a
term
32
to
which
some
other
person
was
elected
but
that
person
died
in
33
office
or
resigned
from
office
or
was
otherwise
removed
from
34
office,
that
portion
of
a
term
served
shall
not
be
included
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in
the
terms
of
service
for
purposes
of
this
limitation
if
1
the
person
did
not
serve
for
at
least
one-half
of
the
term.
2
This
limitation
on
terms
of
service
applies
to
terms
of
office
3
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2024,
and
for
years
of
service
4
occurring
on
or
after
January
1,
2024.
5
Sec.
2.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
6
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
7
Section
6
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
8
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
9
Sec.
6.
Eligibility
——
term
limitation.
10
No
person
shall
be
eligible
to
the
office
of
governor,
or
11
lieutenant
governor,
who
shall
not
have
been
a
citizen
of
the
12
United
States,
and
a
resident
of
the
state,
two
years
next
13
preceding
the
election,
and
attained
the
age
of
thirty
years
14
at
the
time
of
said
election.
15
A
person
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
governor
or
16
lieutenant
governor
if
the
term
would
result
in
the
person
17
serving
more
than
a
total
of
three
terms
as
governor
or
18
lieutenant
governor,
repsectively.
If
a
person
is
elevated
19
to
serve
a
portion
of
a
term
to
which
some
other
person
was
20
elected
but
that
person
died
in
office
or
resigned
from
office
21
or
was
otherwise
removed
from
office,
that
portion
of
a
term
22
served
shall
not
be
included
in
the
terms
of
service
for
23
purposes
of
this
limitation
if
the
person
did
not
serve
for
at
24
least
one-half
of
the
four-year
term.
This
limitation
on
terms
25
of
service
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
26
January
1,
2024.
27
Sec.
3.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
28
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
29
Section
22
of
Article
IV
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
30
Iowa,
is
repealed,
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
31
Sec.
22.
Secretary
——
auditor
——
treasurer.
A
secretary
of
32
state,
an
auditor
of
state,
and
a
treasurer
of
state
shall
be
33
elected
by
the
qualified
electors
at
the
same
time
that
the
34
governor
is
elected
and
for
a
four-year
term
commencing
on
the
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first
day
of
January
next
after
their
election,
and
they
shall
1
perform
such
duties
as
may
be
provided
by
law.
2
A
person
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
secretary
of
3
state,
auditor
of
state,
or
treasurer
of
state
if
the
term
4
would
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
a
total
of
three
5
terms
in
that
office.
If
a
person
is
appointed
to
serve
a
6
portion
of
a
term
to
which
some
other
person
was
elected
but
7
that
person
died
in
office
or
resigned
from
office
or
was
8
otherwise
removed
from
office,
that
portion
of
a
term
served
9
shall
not
be
included
in
the
terms
of
service
for
purposes
10
of
this
limitation
if
the
person
did
not
serve
for
at
least
11
one-half
of
the
four-year
term.
This
limitation
on
terms
12
of
service
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
13
January
1,
2024.
14
Sec.
4.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
15
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
16
Section
12
of
Article
V
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
17
Iowa,
is
repealed,
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
18
Sec.
12.
Attorney
general.
The
general
assembly
shall
19
provide,
by
law,
for
the
election
of
an
attorney
general
by
the
20
people,
whose
term
of
office
shall
be
four
years,
and
until
21
the
attorney
general’s
successor
is
elected
and
qualifies.
A
22
person
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
attorney
general
23
if
the
term
would
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
a
24
total
of
three
terms
as
the
attorney
general.
If
a
person
is
25
appointed
to
serve
a
portion
of
a
term
to
which
some
other
26
person
was
elected
but
that
person
died
in
office
or
resigned
27
from
office
or
was
otherwise
removed
from
office,
that
portion
28
of
a
term
served
shall
not
be
included
in
the
terms
of
service
29
for
purposes
of
this
limitation
if
the
person
did
not
serve
for
30
at
least
one-half
of
the
four-year
term.
This
limitation
on
31
terms
of
service
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
32
after
January
1,
2024.
33
Sec.
5.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendments
34
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
are
referred
to
the
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general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
1
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
of
2
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
three
3
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
4
provided
by
law.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
joint
resolution
proposes
four
amendments
to
the
9
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
limiting
years
of
service
10
for
persons
elected
to
the
general
assembly,
the
office
of
the
11
governor,
and
other
statewide
elected
offices.
12
The
first
amendment
provides
that
a
person
shall
not
be
13
elected
for
a
term
as
a
representative
if
the
term
would
result
14
in
the
person
serving
more
than
four
terms
in
the
house
of
15
representatives
or
elected
for
a
term
as
a
senator
if
the
term
16
would
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
two
terms
in
the
17
senate.
For
the
purposes
of
this
limitation,
a
person
shall
18
not
be
considered
to
have
served
a
term
if
that
person
was
19
elected
to
serve
a
portion
of
a
term
if
that
person
did
not
20
serve
at
least
one-half
of
the
full
term.
21
The
second,
third,
and
fourth
proposed
amendments
provide
22
that
a
person
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
as
governor,
23
lieutenant
governor,
secretary
of
state,
auditor
of
state,
24
treasurer
of
state,
or
attorney
general,
if
the
term
would
25
result
in
the
person
serving
more
than
three
terms
in
that
26
office.
For
the
purposes
of
this
limitation,
a
person
shall
27
not
be
considered
to
have
served
a
term
if
that
person
was
28
elevated
or
appointed
to
serve
a
portion
of
a
term
if
that
29
person
did
not
serve
at
least
one-half
of
the
full
term.
30
The
amendments
apply
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
31
January
1,
2024,
and
for
years
of
service
occurring
on
or
after
32
January
1,
2024.
33
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
34
general
assembly
for
adoption
before
being
submitted
to
the
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