Nearly eight years after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage and several months after Congress codified gay nuptials, Iowa legislators have proposed banning such unions in their state constitution. If the measure becomes law, it would conflict with the Supreme Court’s 2015 landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Congress’ bipartisan passage of the Respect for Marriage Act late last year. Therefore, it is unclear that such a law could be enforceable, as federal law and the federal Constitution take precedence over state law.
The bill has eight sponsors: Brad Sherman, Luana Stoltenberg, Mark Cisneros, Helena Hayes, Zach Dieken, Skyler Wheeler, Mark Thompson, and Thomas Gerhold.
The resolution wants to add the following amendment to the state's constitution:
"Marriage. In accordance with the laws of nature and nature's God, the state of Iowa recognizes the definition of marriage to be the solemnized union between one human biological male and one human biological female."
If the resolution is adopted, it would be published and referred to the next general assembly for adoption. If adopted, voters would then vote on the amendment.
State Rep. Brad Sherman, one of the bill’s eight co-sponsors, said in an email of the joint resolution, “Should the people of Iowa vote for such an amendment, laws would have to be adjusted to make laws fair for all.”
Republican Lawmakers Propose Amendment That Would Ban Gay Marriage In Iowa
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