Bill Text: IA HJR5 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa that the Constitution of the State of Iowa does not secure or protect a right to or require the funding of abortion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 215. [HJR5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HJR5-Introduced.html
House
Joint
Resolution
5
-
Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
5
BY
SALMON
,
FISHER
,
SHIPLEY
,
GUSTAFSON
,
BAXTER
,
OSMUNDSON
,
WHEELER
,
MOORE
,
JACOBSEN
,
DOLECHECK
,
BACON
,
GASSMAN
,
THOMPSON
,
JENEARY
,
GERHOLD
,
and
HOLT
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
that
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
2
Iowa
does
not
secure
or
protect
a
right
to
or
require
the
3
funding
of
abortion.
4
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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H.J.R.
5
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
26.
No
right
to
abortion
or
required
funding
of
5
abortion.
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
does
not
6
secure
or
protect
a
right
to
abortion
or
require
the
funding
7
of
abortion.
8
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
9
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
10
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
11
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
of
12
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
three
13
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
14
provided
by
law.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
19
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
specifying
that
the
20
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
does
not
secure
or
protect
a
21
right
to
abortion
or
require
the
funding
of
abortion.
22
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
23
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time
before
being
24
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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