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HB0222 • 2005

Indian gaming compact-authority to negotiate.

AN ACT relating to Indian gaming; providing the governor authority to negotiate gaming compacts; providing for ratification by the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Miller
Last action
2005-02-22
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-22 Senate

    S Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2005-02-22 Senate

    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  3. 2005-02-07 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  4. 2005-02-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2005-02-02 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2005-02-01 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2005-01-31 House

    H Passed CoW

  8. 2005-01-28 House

    H Placed on General File

  9. 2005-01-28 House

    H06 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  10. 2005-01-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06

  11. 2005-01-14 House

    H Received for Introduction

  12. 2005-01-13 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0564

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0222

Indian gaming compact-authority to negotiate.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Miller, Brown, Gingery, Goggles and McOmie and Senator(s) Peck

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to Indian gaming; providing the governor authority to negotiate gaming compacts; providing for ratification by the legislature; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
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222 is created to read:

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Indian gaming compacts; authority to negotiate; ratification.

The governor may enter into negotiations for the purpose of entering into a tribal-state compact governing the conduct of gaming activities as provided in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq. After finalizing any compact negotiated by the governor pursuant to this section, the governor shall submit the compact to the select committee on tribal relations which shall prepare legislation for ratification of the compact. The compact shall not be effective until enacted into law.

Section 2.
This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
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tion.

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