Senate Joint Resolution 2006 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION BY KREIMAN, WARNSTADT, STEWART, DVORSKY, QUIRMBACH, GRONSTAL, DOTZLER, and RAGAN Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1 A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 2 the State of Iowa relating to a right to privacy. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5296XS 80 5 jr/gg/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 1 of Article I of the Constitution of the State of 1 4 Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1 5 1998, is amended to read as follows: 1 6 RIGHTS OF PERSONS. SECTION 1. All men and women are, by 1 7 nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights == 1 8 among which are those of enjoying and defending life,and1 9 liberty, and privacy, acquiring, possessing, and protecting 1 10 property, and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness. 1 11 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 1 12 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 1 13 to the General Assembly to be chosen at the next general 1 14 election for members of the General Assembly, and the 1 15 Secretary of State is directed to cause the same to be 1 16 published for three consecutive months previous to the date of 1 17 that election as provided by law. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to section 1, 1 20 article I, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa by adding 1 21 a right of privacy. The resolution, if adopted, would be 1 22 referred to the next general assembly for adoption a second 1 23 time, before being submitted to the electorate for 1 24 ratification. 1 25 LSB 5296XS 80 1 26 jr/gg/14 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35