S.J.R. 11 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 Sec. 24A. Food security. All people have a natural, 5 inherent, and unalienable right to food, including the right 6 to acquire, produce, process, prepare, preserve, and consume 7 the food of their own choosing by hunting, gathering, foraging, 8 farming, fishing, gardening, and saving and exchanging seeds 9 or by barter, trade, or purchase from sources of their own 10 choosing, for their nourishment, sustenance, bodily health, and 11 well-being, as long as an individual does not commit trespass, 12 theft, poaching, or other abuses of private property rights, 13 public lands, or natural resources in the acquisition of food. 14 All people have a fundamental right to be free from hunger, 15 malnutrition, starvation, and the endangerment of life from the 16 scarcity of or lack of access to nourishing food. 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 shall be 21 published as provided by law for three months previous to the 22 date of that election. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This joint resolution proposes to amend the Constitution 27 of the State of Iowa by recognizing that all people have a 28 natural, inherent, and unalienable right to food and that all 29 people have a fundamental right to be free from hunger and a 30 lack of access to nourishing food. The resolution, if adopted, 31 would be published and then referred to the next general 32 assembly (91st) for adoption, before being submitted to the 33 electorate for ratification. 34 -1- LSB 2317XS (2) 90 da/ns 1/ 1