Bill Text: IA SJR1 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the composition of the militia of this state.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [SJR1 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SJR1-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
1
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
1
BY
CHELGREN
,
BOETTGER
,
BEHN
,
ERNST
,
BREITBACH
,
CHAPMAN
,
ZUMBACH
,
BERTRAND
,
SEGEBART
,
ZAUN
,
SINCLAIR
,
ANDERSON
,
HOUSER
,
JOHNSON
,
ROZENBOOM
,
SORENSON
,
KAPUCIAN
,
GUTH
,
GREINER
,
and
WHITVER
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
composition
of
the
2
militia
of
this
state.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
1659XS
(2)
85
aw/rj
S.J.R.
1
Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
1.
Section
1
of
Article
VI
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
3
of
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
5
of
the
Amendments
of
4
1868,
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
5
Composition
——
training.
SECTION
1.
The
militia
of
this
6
state
shall
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
citizens
eighteen
7
years
of
age
and
older,
except
such
as
are
or
may
hereafter
be
8
exempted
by
the
laws
of
the
United
States,
or
of
this
state;
9
and
shall
be
armed,
equipped,
and
trained,
as
the
general
10
assembly
may
provide
by
law.
11
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
12
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
13
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
14
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
15
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
16
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
17
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
18
EXPLANATION
19
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
20
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
composition
21
of
the
militia
of
this
state.
The
amendment
provides
that
the
22
militia
of
this
state
shall
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
23
citizens
18
years
of
age
and
older
who
are
not
exempt
by
the
24
laws
of
the
United
States
or
of
this
state.
The
Constitution
25
of
the
State
of
Iowa
currently
provides
that
the
militia
of
26
this
state
shall
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
male
citizens
27
between
the
age
of
18
and
45
years
who
are
not
exempt
by
the
28
laws
of
the
United
States
or
of
this
state.
29
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
30
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(86th)
for
adoption,
31
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
32
-1-
LSB
1659XS
(2)
85
aw/rj
1/
1
