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The Constitution of Iowa is the highest body of state law in the U.S. state of Iowa. It establishes the structure and function of the state. Iowa's constitution is subordinate only to the U.S. Constitution and federal law. The state's first constitution was created in 1844, but not ratified. [1] The second constitution was created in 1846. [2]
2022 Iowa Amendment 1 was an amendment to the 1857 Constitution of Iowa that passed on November 8, 2022, via a statewide referendum concurrent with other elections across the state. This amendment adds a provision to the constitution of Iowa declaring that there is a fundamental individual right to keep and bear arms and establishes that any ...
The Iowa Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that would require Iowa to have a flat individual income tax rate — if the state imposes an income tax at all.
"IFC was instrumental in the enactment in 2010 of Iowa Code 724.31, which for the first time provided an avenue for an Iowan to regain firearm rights that had been denied by federal law on the ...
Iowa has always been a leader in the area of civil rights." [18] Iowa State Senator Matt McCoy, who is openly gay, welcomed the decision, calling it "a red letter day for the state of Iowa." [18] The state Senate Republican leader, Paul McKinley, expressed disappointment and called for a constitutional amendment that "protects traditional ...
The Iowa House approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would require two-thirds of lawmakers to approve any future tax increases. House Joint Resolution 2006, which passed on a 61-35 vote ...
When the discussion of the state constitution turned to allowing African Americans the right to vote in 1844, there was also a discussion about women's suffrage at the same time. [2] Frances Dana Gage was the first woman to address people in Iowa on women's rights issues when she came to the state in 1854, lecturing on women's rights in Oskaloosa.
The Senate has also passed a proposed amendment that would require Iowa to have a flat individual income tax rate, rather than a graduated income tax system, if the state imposes an income tax at all.