Iowa Constitutional Amendment Citations in the Iowa Acts

Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa, as approved by successive Iowa General Assemblies, published, and ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the Iowa General Assembly. Vote results (1936 to present).

Amendment	Description	Citation in the Iowa Acts
1	Qualifications of Electors	1866 Acts, ch. 98 1868 Acts, ch. 68
2	Census	1866 Acts, ch. 98 1868 Acts, ch. 68
3	Senators - Apportionment	1866 Acts, ch. 98 1868 Acts, ch. 68
4	Senators - Representatives - Apportionment	1866 Acts, ch. 98 1868 Acts, ch. 68
5	Militia - composition	1866 Acts, ch. 98 1868 Acts, ch. 68
6	Representatives - qualifications	1878 Acts, J.R. 5 1880 Acts, J.R. 6
7	General election	1882 Acts, J.R. 12 1884 Acts, J.R. 13
8	Judicial districts	1882 Acts, J.R. 12 1884 Acts, J.R. 13
9	Grand Jury	1882 Acts, J.R. 12 1884 Acts, J.R. 13
10	County attorney	1882 Acts, J.R. 12 1884 Acts, J.R. 13
11	General election	1902 Acts, J.R. 5 1904 Acts, J.R. 1
12	Senators - number - method of apportionment; Representatives - number - apportionment; Ratio of representation	1902 Act, J.R. 2 1904 Acts, J.R. 2
13	Drainage ditches and levees	1904 Acts, J.R. 6 1906 Acts, J.R. 1 1907 Acts, H.J.R. 2
14	General election	1913 Acts, H.J.R. 3 1915 Acts, ch. 210
15	Legislative department	1923 Acts, ch. 387 1925 Acts, ch. 282
16	Senators - number - method of apportionment; Legislative department	1925 Acts, ch. 279 1927 Acts, ch. 353
17	Census repeal	1933 Acts, ch. 268 1935 Acts, ch. 223
18	Motor vehicle fees and fuel taxes	1939 Acts, ch. 307 1941 Acts, ch. 342
19	Death of governor - elect or failure to qualify	1949 Acts, ch. 309 1951 Acts, ch. 268
20	Gubernatorial succession	1949 Acts, ch. 309 1951 Acts, ch. 268
21	Judicial department	1959 Acts, ch. 420 1961 Acts, ch. 343
22	Constitutional convention	1961 Acts, ch. 345 1963 Acts, ch. 372
23	Effective date of Acts	1963 Acts, ch. 373 1965 Acts, ch. 480
24	Annual sessions of General Assembly	1965 Acts, ch. 472 1967 Acts, ch. 461
25	Municipal home rule	1965 Acts, ch. 477 1967 Acts, ch. 462
26	Senators - number - method of apportionment; Representatives - number - apportionment; Ratio of representation; Legislative department; General Assembly membership; Congressional districts	1965 Acts, ch. 473 1967 Acts, ch. 463
27	Item veto by Governor	1965 Acts, ch. 474 1967 Acts, ch. 464
28	Compensation and expenses of General Assembly	1965 Acts, ch. 475 1967 Acts, ch. 466
29	Legislative districts	1967 Acts, ch. 467 1969 Acts, ch. 325
30	Electors	1967 Acts, ch. 465 1969 Acts, ch. 326
31	County attorney	1967 Acts, ch. 468 1969 Acts, ch. 327
32	Terms of governor and lieutenant governor; Terms of secretary, auditor and treasurer; Term of attorney general	1970 Acts, ch. 1307 1971 Acts, ch. 290
33	Retirement and discipline of judges	1970 Acts, ch. 1306 1971 Acts, ch. 291
34	Lottery prohibition	1970 Acts, ch. 1308 1972 Acts, ch. 1141
35	Apportionment of fines	1972 Acts, ch. 1143 1974 Acts, ch. 1282
36	Annual sessions of General Assembly - special sessions	1972 Acts, ch. 1142 1974 Acts, ch. 1283
37	Counties home rule	1976 Acts, ch. 1263 1978 Acts, ch. 1206
38	Nullification of administrative rules	1982 Acts, ch. 1266 1983 Acts, ch. 209
39	Distribution	1982 Acts, ch. 1267 1983 Acts, ch. 210
40	Time laws to take effect	1984 Acts, ch. 1318 1985 Acts, ch. 269
41	Election and term; Governor and lieutenant governor elected jointly - returns of elections; Election by general assembly in case of tie - succession by lieutenant governor; Contested elections	1986 Acts, ch. 1251 1988 Acts, ch. 1285
42	Terms - compensation; Duties of lieutenant governor; Succession to office of governor and lieutenant governor	1986 Acts, ch. 1251 1988 Acts, ch. 1285
43	Dueling	1989 Acts, ch. 325 1992 Acts, ch. 1248
44	Fish and wildlife protection funds	1993 Acts, ch. 184 1995 Acts, ch. 221
45	Rights of persons	1995 Acts, ch. 222 1997 Acts, ch. 216
46	When indictment necessary - grand jury	1996 Acts, ch. 1220 1997 Acts, ch. 217
47	Disqualified persons	2006 Acts, ch. 1188 2007 Acts, ch. 223
48	Natural resources	2008 Acts, ch. 1194 2009 Acts, ch. 185
49	Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms	2019 Acts, ch. 168 2021 Acts, ch. 185