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HJ0005 • 2016

Sovereign authority against federal action.

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to authorize the state to prohibit the use of state personnel and financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with federal action that is not consistent with the constitution of the United States.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Clem
Last action
2016-02-29
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2016-02-29 House

    H:DO PASS FAILED in Accordance with House Rule 5-4: 2-6-1-0-0

  2. 2016-02-19 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2016-02-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 41-15-4-0-0

  4. 2016-02-10 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2016-02-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT
2016
State of Wyoming
16LSO-0205
Introduced
1.3

House

JOINT RESOLUTION
NO.

HJ0005

Sovereign authority against federal action.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Clem, Allen, Blackburn, Edmonds, Edwards, Halverson, Hunt, Jaggi, Kroeker, Laursen, Miller and Reeder

A JOINT RESOLUTION

for

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to authorize the state to prohibit the use of state personnel and financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with federal action that is not consistent with the constitution of the United States.

BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING,
two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein:

Section 1
.

The following proposal to amend
Wyoming Constitution, Article 1
,
Section

37
is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the
next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election:

Article 1, Section 37.

Constitution of United States supreme law of land.

(a)

The State of Wyoming is an inseparable part of the federal union, and the co
nstitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land
to which all government, state and federal, is subject
.

(b)

To protect the freedom of the people and to preserve the checks and balances of the constitution of the United States, this state
or its citizens
may
exercise the
sovereign authority
of the state
to restrict the actions of its personnel and the use of its financial resources to purposes that are consistent with the constitution
of the United States
by
taking any action permissible under the laws of this state.

(c)

If the
citizens of this state
or their representatives exercise their authority pursuant to this
section, this state and all political subdivisions of this state are prohibited from using any personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with
a
designated federal action or program.

Section 2
.

That the Secretary of State shall endorse the following statement on the proposed amendment:

This amendment would allow the state, through the people or their representatives, to prohibit the use of state personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer or cooperate with a federal action or program that is

not consistent with the constitution of the United States.

(END)

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