House Joint Resolution 13 - Introduced HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 13 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HJR 3) HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa relating to the right of the people to 2 keep and bear arms. 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1145HV (2) 88 mo/rh
H.J.R. 13 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 Right to keep and bear arms. Sec. 1A. The right of the 5 people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The 6 sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be 7 a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of 8 this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny. 9 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 10 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 11 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 12 election for members of the general assembly, and shall be 13 published as provided by law for three months previous to the 14 date of that election. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 19 Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the right of 20 the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The 21 sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be 22 a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of 23 this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny. 24 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be referred to the 25 next general assembly for adoption a second time before being 26 submitted to the electorate for ratification. 27 -1- LSB 1145HV (2) 88 mo/rh 1/ 1