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Iowa Prohibit Graduated Individual Income Tax Rates Amendment (2026)

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Iowa Prohibit Graduated Individual Income Tax Rates Amendment
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Election date
November 3, 2026
Topic
Taxes
Status
Proposed
Type
Constitutional amendment
Origin
State legislature

The Iowa Prohibit Graduated Individual Income Tax Rates Amendment may appear on the ballot in Iowa as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.

The amendment would prohibit graduated individual income tax rates.[1]

Text of measure

Full text

The full text of the amendment is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Iowa Constitution

To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Iowa State Senate and the Iowa House of Representatives in two successive legislative sessions.

2025-2026 session

The amendment must be passed again during the 2025-2026 state legislative session to appear on the 2026 ballot.

2023-2024 session

The constitutional amendment was introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 2004 in the 2023-2024 legislative session. On April 2, 2024, the Senate approved the amendment in a vote of 34-15. On April 19, 2024, the House passed the amendment in a vote of 58-35.[1]

Vote in the Iowa House of Representatives
March 26, 2024
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber in two sessions
Number of yes votes required: 51  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total58357
Total percent36%57%7%
Democrat0361
Republican5806

Vote in the Iowa State Senate
April 2, 2024
Requirement: Simple majority vote of all members in each chamber in two sessions
Number of yes votes required: 26  Approveda
YesNoNot voting
Total34151
Total percent68%30%2%
Democrat0151
Republican3400

See also

  • Ballot measure lawsuits
  • Ballot measure readability
  • Ballot measure polls

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