Senate
Study
Bill
1144
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
eliminating
involuntary
servitude
as
a
2
punishment
for
crime.
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
Section
23
of
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
4
Sec.
23.
Slavery
——
involuntary
servitude.
There
shall
5
be
no
slavery
in
this
state,
nor
shall
there
be
involuntary
6
servitude.
Upon
conviction
of
a
crime,
an
Iowa
court
or
7
an
Iowa
probation
or
parole
agency
may
order
the
convicted
8
person
to
engage
in
community
service
or
other
alternative
to
9
incarceration
as
part
of
sentencing
for
the
crime
in
accordance
10
with
programs
that
have
been
in
place
historically
or
that
11
may
be
developed
in
the
future
to
provide
accountability,
12
reformation,
protection
of
society,
or
rehabilitation.
13
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
14
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
15
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
16
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
17
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
18
date
of
that
election.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
23
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
eliminating
involuntary
24
servitude
as
a
legal
punishment
for
crime.
25
The
resolution
provides
that
an
Iowa
court
or
an
Iowa
26
probation
or
parole
agency
may
order
community
service
or
other
27
alternative
to
incarceration.
28
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
29
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
for
adoption,
before
30
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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