S.J.R. 2002 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 Section 1 of Article V of the Constitution of the State of 3 Iowa is repealed and the following adopted in lieu thereof: 4 Section 1. Courts. The judicial power shall be vested in a 5 supreme court, district courts, and such other courts, inferior 6 to the supreme court, as the general assembly may, from time to 7 time, establish. Except as provided in article three (III), 8 section thirty-six (36), the judicial power shall not include 9 the power of judicial review to determine whether a law passed 10 by the general assembly is consistent with the Constitution. 11 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing proposed 12 amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred 13 to the general assembly to be chosen at the next general 14 election for members of the general assembly, and shall be 15 published as provided by law for three months previous to the 16 date of that election. 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 21 Constitution of the State of Iowa that prohibits the power of 22 judicial review. 23 The resolution provides that, except for the supreme 24 court’s review of an apportionment plan adopted by the general 25 assembly, the judicial power of courts shall not include the 26 power of judicial review to determine whether a law passed by 27 the general assembly is consistent with the Constitution of the 28 State of Iowa. 29 The resolution, if adopted, would be published and then 30 referred to the next general assembly (92nd) for adoption 31 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 32 -1- LSB 5098XS (2) 91 lh/jh 1/ 1