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HJR2011 • 2026

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
BAGNIEWSKI
Last action
2026-02-16
Official status
Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 289 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

What This Bill Does

  • A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 289 .

Official Summary Text

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to benefits accrued under public retirement systems.

Current Bill Text

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House

Joint

Resolution

2011

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Introduced

HOUSE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

2011

BY

BAGNIEWSKI

HOUSE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

A

Joint

Resolution

proposing

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

1

of

the

State

of

Iowa

relating

to

benefits

accrued

under

2

public

retirement

systems.

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.

21A.

Public

retirement

systems

——

accrued

benefits

as

5

contractual

obligation.

Membership

in

an

employee

retirement

6

system

of

the

state

or

a

political

subdivision

of

the

state

7

is

an

enforceable

contractual

relationship.

In

accordance

8

with

section

21

of

this

Article,

the

accrued

benefits

of

such

9

membership

shall

not

be

diminished

or

impaired.

10

Sec.

2.

REFERRAL

AND

PUBLICATION.

The

foregoing

proposed

11

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

is

referred

12

to

the

general

assembly

to

be

chosen

at

the

next

general

13

election

for

members

of

the

general

assembly,

and

shall

be

14

published

as

provided

by

law

for

three

months

previous

to

the

15

date

of

that

election.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

joint

resolution

proposes

an

amendment

to

the

20

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

declaring

membership

in

21

an

employee

retirement

system

of

the

state

or

a

political

22

subdivision

an

enforceable

contractual

relationship.

The

23

resolution

provides

that,

in

accordance

with

the

existing

24

constitutional

prohibition

on

laws

impairing

obligations

of

25

contracts,

the

accrued

benefits

of

such

membership

shall

not

be

26

diminished

or

impaired.

27

The

resolution,

if

adopted,

would

be

published

and

then

28

referred

to

the

next

general

assembly

(92nd)

for

adoption,

29

before

being

submitted

to

the

electorate

for

ratification.

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