House
Joint
Resolution
9
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Introduced
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
9
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
35)
HOUSE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
right
of
an
accused
to
2
confront
children
and
other
witnesses.
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
Sec.
10A.
Protection
of
children
and
other
witnesses.
To
5
protect
children
under
the
age
of
eighteen
and
any
witness
6
with
a
mental
illness,
intellectual
disability,
or
other
7
developmental
disability,
the
right
of
an
accused
to
confront
8
such
witnesses
may
be
limited
by
law.
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
relating
to
the
right
of
an
20
accused
to
confront
children
and
other
witnesses.
21
The
resolution
provides
that
in
order
to
protect
children
22
under
the
age
of
18
and
any
witness
with
a
mental
illness,
23
intellectual
disability,
or
other
developmental
disability,
the
24
right
of
an
accused
to
confront
such
witnesses
may
be
limited
25
by
law.
26
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
27
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(92nd)
for
adoption,
28
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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