Fiscal Note
Fiscal Services Division
SJR 16 – Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping, Constitutional Amendment (LSB2238SV)
Staff Contact: Rodrigo Acevedo (515.281.6764) rodrigo.acevedo@legis.iowa.gov
Fiscal Note Version – New
Description
Senate Joint Resolution 16 proposes an amendment to the Iowa Constitution preserving the
right to hunt, trap, fish, and take game and fish in the State of Iowa.
Background
Iowa Code section 49A.1 and the Iowa Constitution require that when an amendment to the
Constitution is passed by the General Assembly and has been referred to the next succeeding
General Assembly, the General Assembly is required to publish the proposed amendment in
two newspapers of general circulation in each Iowa congressional district once each month for
three consecutive months prior to the start of the next General Assembly.
Upon passage of the amendment by the second General Assembly, the amendment would be
published in newspapers in all 99 counties once each month for three consecutive months
immediately preceding the general election.
This would be the first year of the process.
Assumptions
• The average cost to publish an amendment in a single newspaper is $600.
• Publication of the amendment would occur in 99 newspapers (one in each county) for a
three-month period.
Fiscal Impact
The estimated cost to publish a proposed Constitutional amendment passed by the 89th
General Assembly would be $14,400 (8 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would
incurred in fall 2022 (FY 2023), prior to the convening of the 2023 Legislative Session.
Assuming the proposed amendment is passed a second time by the 90th General Assembly,
the estimated cost would be $178,200 (99 newspapers x 3 months x $600). The costs would be
incurred in fall 2024 (FY 2025).
The publication costs would be incurred by the Secretary of the Senate’s Office and the Chief
Clerk’s Office in the House of Representatives, and reimbursed by the Iowa Secretary of State.
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Legislative Services Agency
Office of the Secretary of State
/s/ Holly M. Lyons
March 8, 2021
Doc ID 1216091
The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code. Data used in
developing this fiscal note is available from the Fiscal Services Division of the Legislative Services
Agency upon request.
www.legis.iowa.gov
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