Senate
Joint
Resolution
2004
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2004
BY
CHELGREN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
composition
of
the
2
militia
and
the
rights
of
militia
members.
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
1
of
Article
VI
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
3
Iowa,
as
amended
by
amendment
number
5
of
the
Amendments
of
4
1868,
is
repealed
and
the
following
adopted
in
lieu
thereof:
5
Composition
——
training.
SECTION
1.
The
militia
of
this
6
state
shall
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
persons
eighteen
7
years
of
age
and
older
who
are
citizens
of
the
United
States
8
of
America
and
this
state,
are
residents
of
this
state,
and
9
pay
income
tax
in
this
state.
The
militia
shall
be
armed,
10
equipped,
and
trained
as
the
general
assembly
may
provide
by
11
law.
A
militia
member
shall
have
all
firearm
rights
under
12
this
state’s
laws.
The
general
assembly
shall
not
bar
militia
13
members
from
possessing
or
owning
firearms,
except
as
otherwise
14
provided
by
law
in
effect
as
of
the
date
this
amendment
is
15
approved
and
ratified
by
the
people,
including
a
bar
for
a
16
criminal
record
or
requiring
a
valid
permit
to
carry
a
weapon.
17
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
18
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
19
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
20
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
the
secretary
21
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
the
proposed
amendment
to
be
22
published
for
three
consecutive
months
previous
to
the
date
of
23
that
election
as
provided
by
law.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
28
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
composition
29
of
the
militia
of
this
state
and
the
rights
of
militia
members.
30
The
amendment
provides
that
the
militia
of
this
state
shall
31
be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
persons
over
the
age
of
18
who
32
are
citizens
of
the
United
States
and
Iowa,
residents
of
Iowa,
33
and
pay
Iowa
income
tax.
The
Constitution
of
the
State
of
34
Iowa
currently
provides
that
the
militia
of
this
state
shall
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be
composed
of
all
able-bodied
male
citizens
between
the
ages
1
of
18
and
45
years
who
are
not
exempt
by
the
laws
of
the
United
2
States
or
of
this
state.
3
The
resolution
provides
that
the
militia
shall
be
armed,
4
equipped,
and
trained
as
the
general
assembly
may
provide
by
5
law.
The
resolution
provides
for
the
rights
of
members
of
the
6
militia.
The
resolution
provides
that
all
militia
members
are
7
guaranteed
all
firearm
rights
under
Iowa
law.
The
resolution
8
provides
that
the
general
assembly
shall
not
specifically
bar
9
militia
members
from
possessing
or
owning
firearms,
except
10
as
otherwise
provided
by
law
in
effect
as
of
the
date
the
11
amendment
is
approved
and
ratified
by
the
people,
including
a
12
bar
for
a
criminal
record
or
requiring
a
valid
permit
to
carry
13
a
weapon.
14
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
15
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(88th)
for
adoption,
16
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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