SJR 18 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to keep and bear arms. (Formerly SJR 10.)
Last action — Sent to Secretary of State.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
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Senate Joint Resolution 18 - IntroducedEnrolled SENATESenate JOINTJoint RESOLUTIONResolution 18 BYA COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SJR 10) SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION APROPOSING JointAN ResolutionAMENDMENT proposingTO anTHE amendmentCONSTITUTION toOF theTHE ConstitutionSTATE ofOF theIOWA StateRELATING ofTO IowaTHE relatingRIGHT toOF theTHE rightPEOPLE ofTO theKEEP peopleAND toBEAR keepARMS. and bear arms.
TLSBSection 1145SV1. (3) 88 mo/rh S.J.R.
18 Section 1.
The foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general electionSenate forJoint membersResolution of18, thep. general assembly, and shall be published as provided by law for three months previous to the date of that election.
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This______________________________ joint______________________________ resolutionCHARLES proposesSCHNEIDER anLINDA amendmentUPMEYER toPresident of the ConstitutionSenate Speaker of the StateHouse ofI Iowahereby providingcertify that thethis rightjoint ofresolution theoriginated peoplein tothe keepSenate and bearis armsknown shallas notSenate beJoint infringed.Resolution 18, Eighty-eighth General Assembly.
The______________________________ sovereignW. state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right.
AnyCHARLES andSMITHSON allSecretary restrictions of thisthe rightSenate shall be subject to strict scrutiny.
The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next general assembly for adoption a second time before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
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Amendments
2 amendmentsClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Sent to Secretary of State.
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Message from House.
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Immediate message.
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Passed House, yeas 53, nays 46.
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Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
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Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
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Substituted for HJR 13.
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Read first time, passed on file.
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Message from Senate.
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Immediate message.
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Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 16.
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Amendment S-3030 filed, lost.
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Deferred.
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Amendment S-3029 filed, lost.
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Fiscal note.
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Committee report, approving bill.
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Introduced, placed on calendar.
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 21 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (150)
150 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 150 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 64% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Nay |
| Cournoyer | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Feenstra | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Vacant, 1. | — | Not Voting |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Carlin | — | Nay |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Nay |
| Greene | — | Nay |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Nay |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Miller-Meeks | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Segebart | — | Nay |
| Whiting | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 32% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Cournoyer | — | Yea |
| Edler | — | Yea |
| Feenstra | — | Yea |
| Shipley | — | Yea |
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Vacant, 1. | — | Not Voting |
| Bolkcom | — | Nay |
| Boulton | — | Nay |
| Breitbach | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Carlin | — | Yea |
| Celsi | — | Nay |
| Chapman | — | Yea |
| Greene | — | Yea |
| Hogg | — | Nay |
| Jochum | — | Nay |
| Kapucian | — | Yea |
| Kinney | — | Nay |
| Lykam | — | Nay |
| Mathis | — | Nay |
| Miller-Meeks | — | Yea |
| Nunn | — | Yea |
| Ragan | — | Nay |
| Schneider | — | Yea |
| Segebart | — | Yea |
| Whiting | — | Yea |
| Zaun | — | Yea |
| Taylor, T. | — | Nay |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Nay |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Nay |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Nay |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Nay |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Yea |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Yea |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Yea |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Yea |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 64% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor, R. | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Nay |
| Shipley | — | Nay |
| Vacant, 1. | — | Not Voting |
| Cournoyer | — | Nay |
| Edler | — | Nay |
| Feenstra | — | Nay |
| Greene | — | Nay |
| Hogg | — | Yea |
| Jochum | — | Yea |
| Kapucian | — | Nay |
| Kinney | — | Yea |
| Bolkcom | — | Yea |
| Boulton | — | Yea |
| Breitbach | — | Nay |
| Brown | — | Nay |
| Carlin | — | Nay |
| Celsi | — | Yea |
| Chapman | — | Nay |
| Lykam | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Miller-Meeks | — | Nay |
| Nunn | — | Nay |
| Ragan | — | Yea |
| Schneider | — | Nay |
| Segebart | — | Nay |
| Whiting | — | Nay |
| Zaun | — | Nay |
| Taylor, T. | — | Yea |
| Herman C. Quirmbach | Democrat | Yea |
| Janet Petersen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tony Bisignano | Democrat | Yea |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Zach Wahls | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Sinclair | Republican | Nay |
| Annette Sweeney | Republican | Nay |
| Carrie Koelker | Republican | Nay |
| Chad Behn | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Dawson | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Zumbach | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Guth | Republican | Nay |
| Jack Whitver | Republican | Nay |
| Jason Schultz | Republican | Nay |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer J. Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Julian B. Garrett | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rozenboom | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Costello | Republican | Nay |
| Mark S. Lofgren | Republican | Nay |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | Republican | Nay |
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