House Joint Resolution 3HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION BY WINDSCHITL, SCHULTZ, STRUYK, KOESTER, SORENSON, and DEYOE Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 2 the State of Iowa relating to the sessions of the General 3 Assembly. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1778YH 83 6 ec/rj/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 2 the State of Iowa is proposed: 1 3 Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of the State 1 4 of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1 5 1968 and by amendment number 2 of the Amendments of 1974, is 1 6 repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 1 7 BIENNIAL SESSIONS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY == SPECIAL SESSIONS. 1 8 SEC. 2. The sessions of the General Assembly shall be 1 9 biennial, and shall commence on the second Monday in January 1 10 next ensuing the election of its members. Upon written 1 11 request to the presiding officer of each House of the General 1 12 Assembly by two=thirds of the members of each House, the 1 13 General Assembly shall convene in special session. The 1 14 Governor of the state may convene the General Assembly by 1 15 proclamation in the interim. 1 16 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 1 17 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 1 18 General Assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 1 19 members of the General Assembly, and the Secretary of State is 1 20 directed to cause the same to be published for three 1 21 consecutive months previous to the date of that election as 1 22 provided by law. 1 23 EXPLANATION 1 24 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 1 25 Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to sessions of the 1 26 General Assembly. The resolution provides for biennial 1 27 sessions of the General Assembly instead of annual sessions 1 28 which shall commence in the year following election of its 1 29 members. 1 30 The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next 1 31 General Assembly for adoption a second time before being 1 32 submitted to the electorate for ratification. 1 33 LSB 1778YH 83 1 34 ec/rj/14