Bill Text: IA SJR3 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members of the general assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Subcommittee: Dawson, Jochum, and McClintock. S.J. 118. [SJR3 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SJR3-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
3
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
3
BY
DAWSON
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
limiting
years
of
service
for
members
2
of
the
general
assembly.
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.
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repealed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.
The
members
of
the
house
of
5
representatives
shall
be
chosen
every
second
year,
by
the
6
qualified
electors
of
their
respective
districts,
and
their
7
term
of
office
shall
commence
on
the
first
day
of
January
next
8
after
their
election,
and
continue
two
years,
and
until
their
9
successors
are
elected
and
qualified.
A
person
shall
not
be
10
elected
for
a
term
as
representative
if
the
term
would
result
11
in
the
person
serving
more
than
a
total
of
twenty
years
as
12
a
member
of
the
general
assembly.
This
limitation
on
years
13
of
service
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
14
January
1,
2029.
15
2.
Section
5
of
Article
III
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
16
of
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
17
Sec.
5.
Senators
——
qualifications.
Senators
shall
be
18
chosen
for
the
term
of
four
years,
at
the
same
time
and
place
as
19
representatives;
they
shall
be
twenty-five
years
of
age,
and
20
possess
the
qualifications
of
representatives
as
to
residence
21
and
citizenship.
A
person
shall
not
be
elected
for
a
term
22
as
senator
if
the
term
would
result
in
the
person
serving
23
more
than
a
total
of
twenty
years
as
a
member
of
the
general
24
assembly.
This
limitation
on
years
of
service
applies
to
terms
25
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
January
1,
2029.
26
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
27
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
28
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
29
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
30
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
31
date
of
that
election.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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S.J.R.
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This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
1
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
limiting
years
of
service
2
for
persons
elected
to
the
office
of
representative
or
senator
3
in
the
general
assembly.
The
amendment
provides
that
a
member
4
of
the
house
of
representatives
or
the
senate
shall
not
serve
5
more
than
20
years
as
a
member
of
the
general
assembly.
The
6
amendment
applies
to
terms
of
office
beginning
on
or
after
7
January
1,
2029.
8
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
9
general
assembly
for
adoption
before
being
submitted
to
the
10
electorate
for
ratification.
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