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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE JOINT
RESOLUTION NO. 109
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE WHALEY .
3945H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri an amendment repealing Section 2 of Article I
of the Constitution of Missouri, and adopting one new section in lieu thereof relating
to af firming life.
Be it r esolved by the House of Repr esentatives, the Senate concurring ther ein:
That at the next general election to be held in the state of Missouri, on T uesday next
2 following the first Monday in November , 2026, or at a special election to be called by the
3 governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of this state, for
4 adoption or rejection, the following amendment to Article I of the Constitution of the state of
5 Missouri:
Section A. Section 2, Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is repealed and one new
2 section adopted in lieu thereof, to be known as Section 2, to read as follows:
Section 2. That all constitutional government is intended to promote the general
2 welfare of the people; that all persons have a natural right to life, liberty , the pursuit of
3 happiness and the enjoyment of the gains of their own industry; that all persons are created
4 equal and are entitled to equal rights and opportunity under the law; that to give security to
5 these things is the principal of fice of government, and that when government does not confer
6 this security , it fails in its chief design.
7 (1) That the term "person" under this constitution includes every human being
8 with a unique DNA code rega rdless of age, including every in uter o human child at
9 every stage of biological development fr om the moment of conception until birth.
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
10 (2) Nothing in this constitution secures or pro tects a right to abortion or req uires
11 the funding of an abortion.
Section B. Pursuant to chapter 1 16, and other applicable constitutional provisions and
2 laws of this state allowing the general assembly to adopt ballot language for the submission of
3 this joint resolution to the voters of this state, the of ficial summary statement of this
4 resolution shall be as follows:
5 "Should the Missouri Constitution be amended to protect each human life with a
6 unique DNA code regardless of age?".
Section C. Pursuant to chapter 1 16, and other applicable constitutional provisions and
2 laws of this state allowing the general assembly to adopt a fiscal note summary for the
3 submission of a joint resolution to the voters of this state, the of ficial fiscal note summary of
4 this resolution shall be as follows:
5 "This change is expected to have no fiscal impact.".
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