House
Joint
Resolution
2001
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2001
BY
REASONER
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
defining
a
valid
and
recognized
2
marriage
in
the
state.
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
Marriage.
SEC.
26.
Marriage
between
one
man
and
one
woman
5
shall
be
the
only
legal
union
valid
or
recognized
in
this
6
state.
7
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
amendment
8
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
to
the
9
General
Assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
election
10
for
members
of
the
General
Assembly
and
the
Secretary
of
11
State
is
directed
to
cause
the
same
to
be
published
for
three
12
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election
as
13
provided
by
law.
14
EXPLANATION
15
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
16
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
specifying
that
marriage
17
between
one
man
and
one
woman
shall
be
the
only
legal
union
18
valid
or
recognized
in
this
state.
The
joint
resolution,
if
19
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
for
20
adoption
a
second
time
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
21
for
ratification.
22
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