Bill Text: IA SJR7 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.(Formerly SSB 1132.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 358. [SJR7 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SJR7-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
7
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
7
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1132)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
providing
that
the
people
of
the
state
2
have
a
right
to
hunt,
fish,
trap,
and
harvest
wildlife.
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
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
24A.
Right
to
hunt,
fish,
trap,
and
harvest
wildlife.
5
1.
The
people
of
this
state
have
the
right
to
hunt,
fish,
6
trap,
and
harvest
wildlife,
including
by
the
use
of
traditional
7
methods,
subject
to
laws
enacted
by
the
general
assembly
8
and
rules
adopted
pursuant
thereto
that
promote
wildlife
9
conservation
and
management,
that
maintain
natural
resources
10
for
public
use,
and
that
preserve
the
future
of
hunting,
11
fishing,
trapping,
and
harvesting
wildlife.
12
2.
Public
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
harvesting
of
13
wildlife
shall
be
a
preferred
means
of
managing
and
controlling
14
wildlife.
15
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
modify
any
16
provision
of
law
relating
to
eminent
domain,
trespass,
property
17
rights,
or
water
resources.
18
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
19
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
20
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
21
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
22
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
23
date
of
that
election.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
28
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
providing
that
the
people
29
of
this
state
have
the
right
to
hunt,
fish,
trap,
and
harvest
30
wildlife,
including
by
the
use
of
traditional
methods,
subject
31
to
laws
enacted
by
the
general
assembly
and
rules
adopted
32
pursuant
thereto
that
promote
wildlife
conservation
and
33
management,
that
maintain
natural
resources
for
public
use,
and
34
that
preserve
the
future
of
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
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harvesting
wildlife.
The
proposed
amendment
further
states
1
that
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
harvesting
wildlife
shall
2
be
a
preferred
means
of
managing
and
controlling
wildlife
and
3
that
the
proposed
amendment
shall
not
be
construed
to
modify
4
any
provision
of
law
relating
to
eminent
domain,
trespass,
5
property
rights,
or
water
resources.
6
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
7
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(92nd)
for
adoption,
8
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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