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IA SJR7

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Natural Resources And Environment

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article I of the Iowa Constitution establishing the right of Iowans to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife, including by traditional methods

  • Subjects these rights to laws and rules that promote wildlife conservation and management, maintain natural resources for public use, and preserve the future of hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting

  • Designates public hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting as the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife populations

  • Explicitly states the amendment shall not modify existing laws relating to eminent domain, trespass, property rights, or water resources

  • If adopted by the current 91st General Assembly, the resolution would be referred to the 92nd General Assembly for approval before being submitted to voters for ratification

Legislative Description

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.(Formerly SSB 1132.)

Last Action

Subcommittee: Sweeney, Dotzler, and Shipley. S.J. 89.

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources and Environment6/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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