SJR 3 (LSB 1892XS (2) 85)

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 3

BY  ZAUN

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the sessions of the general assembly.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is proposed:
   Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Iowa, as amended by amendment number 1 of the Amendments of 1968 and by amendment number 2 of the Amendments of 1974, is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof:
   Biennial sessions of general assembly —— special sessions.  SEC. 2.  The sessions of the general assembly shall be biennial, and shall commence on the second Monday in January next ensuing the election of its members. Upon written request to the presiding officer of each house of the general assembly by two-thirds of the members of each house, the general assembly shall convene in special session. The governor of the state may convene the general assembly by proclamation in the interim.
    Sec. 2.
  REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION.
  The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for members of the general assembly, and the secretary of state is directed to cause the proposed amendment to be published for three consecutive months previous to the date of that election as provided by law.
EXPLANATION
    This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to sessions of the general assembly. The resolution provides for biennial sessions of the general assembly, instead of annual sessions, which shall commence in the year following election of its members.
   The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the next general assembly for adoption a second time before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.