SF0102 • 2022

Second Amendment Protection Act.

AN ACT relating to the regulation of firearms, firearm accessories, magazines and ammunition and the protection of constitutional rights; providing a declaration of authority; prohibiting the enforcement of federal regulation of firearms by state officials; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Hicks
Last action: 2022-03-21
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and bill text do not provide specific details on which federal regulations are unconstitutional.

Second Amendment Protection Act

This law stops state officials from enforcing federal rules about guns, accessories, magazines, and ammo if those rules go against the Second Amendment. It also sets penalties for breaking this rule.

What This Bill Does

Makes it illegal for state workers to enforce or help with any unconstitutional federal laws about firearms that violate the Second Amendment.
Stops Wyoming from using its money to support these kinds of federal regulations.
Says anyone who breaks this rule can be fined up to $2,000 and/or put in jail for a year.
Allows state officials to still work with federal authorities on other law enforcement tasks not covered by this act.

Who It Names or Affects

State officials and employees

Terms To Know

Second Amendment: A part of the U.S. Constitution that protects people's right to have guns.
Public officer: Someone who works for a government agency or department and has official duties.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify which federal regulations are unconstitutional.
Only applies to Wyoming state officials and funds, not other states or the federal government.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0102H3001

3rd reading • Representative Fortner

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific line from the bill's first page, which is part of an act related to firearm regulations and constitutional rights protection.

Removes line 7 on the first page of the bill.

It is unclear what content was in line 7 and how its removal will affect the overall meaning or implementation of the bill.

SF0102H3002

3rd reading • Representative Laursen

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment removes parts of a bill and replaces them with new language that focuses on protecting citizens' rights to bear arms from unconstitutional federal actions.

Removes sections of the original bill related to firearms regulation and replaces them with legislative findings about constitutional limits on federal power over gun rights.
Adds definitions for 'law abiding citizen' which excludes individuals not legally present in Wyoming or convicted of certain crimes.

The amendment's text is extensive, but the summary focuses only on key changes and may omit some details.
It does not specify all new penalties or civil actions that would be allowed under this amendment.

SF0102HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Burt

Failed

Plain English: The amendment adds provisions that prohibit Wyoming governmental entities from accepting federal funds for enforcing firearm regulations that infringe on Second Amendment rights, and also prevents local or state law enforcement officials from being used by federal agencies to enforce such regulations.

Adds a new section prohibiting Wyoming governmental entities from using federal funds to enforce firearm-related laws that violate the Second Amendment.
Inserts a clause preventing local and state law enforcement officers from being deputized by federal agencies for enforcing firearm regulations that infringe on Second Amendment rights.

The amendment's text does not specify what happens if governmental entities or officials do violate these prohibitions.
It is unclear how this amendment would be enforced or the consequences of non-compliance with its provisions.

SF0102HS001

Standing Committee • House Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the original bill by expanding its scope to include firearm accessories, magazines, and ammunition, and it also changes references from 'servant' to 'officer' and updates specific legal citations.

Adds firearm accessories, magazines, and ammunition to the list of items regulated in the bill.
Replaces all instances of 'servant' with 'officer'.
Updates certain legal citations within the text.

The amendment does not provide a clear explanation for why specific legal references are being updated, which may require additional context to fully understand its implications.

SF0102SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill to clarify that Wyoming governmental entities can accept federal funds for law enforcement purposes, while also adding 'unconstitutional' and 'knowingly' in specific sections.

Adds the word 'unconstitutional' after 'any' on page 3, line 6.
Removes 'judicial or' from page 3, line 7.
Inserts a new clause allowing Wyoming governmental entities to accept federal funds for law enforcement purposes starting at page 3, line 17.
Adds the word 'misdemeanor' after 'the' and 'knowingly' before 'who' on page 3, lines 20 and 21 respectively.

The full implications of these changes are not fully explained in the provided amendment text.

Bill History

2022-03-21 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 99
2022-03-21 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0046
2022-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0046
2022-03-10 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0046
2022-03-10 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0046
2022-03-10 Senate
S Concur:Passed 22-7-1-0-0
2022-03-09 Senate
S Received for Concurrence
2022-03-09 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-15-2-0-0
2022-03-09 House
H SF0102H3002: Ruled not in order pursuant to Mason's Section 159: 12-46-2-0
2022-03-08 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-03-07 House
H COW:Passed
2022-03-02 House
H Placed on General File
2022-03-02 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2022-02-28 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2022-02-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-24 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0
2022-02-23 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-02-22 Senate
S COW:Passed
2022-02-22 Senate
S Placed on General File
2022-02-22 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-0-1-0
2022-02-17 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 21-9-0-0-0
2022-02-15 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-02-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0233
Bill No.:

SF0102

Effective:

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

22LSO-0233

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0046

Chapter No.:

99

Prime Sponsor:

Hicks

Catch Title:

Second Amendment Protection Act.

Subject:

Second Amendment Protection Act.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act prohibits enforcement of unconstitutional federal regulation of firearms by state officers.

The act also prohibits the use of funds appropriated by the legislature or other funds that originated within Wyoming to be used for the unconstitutional federal regulation of firearms.

The act provides for a misdemeanor penalty of up to one year in county jail and up to a two thousand dollar ($2,000) fine if the act is knowingly violated.

The act clarifies that public officers are permitted to provide assistance to federal authorities for purposes that aren't specifically identified in the act and that governmental entities are allowed to accept federal funds for law enforcement purposes.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

22LSO-0233

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0102

ENROLLED ACT NO. 46,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

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

Section 1.

W.S. 9
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ARTICLE 2
SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTION ACT

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Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Protection Act."

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Declaration of authority.

(a)

The Second Amendment Protection Act is enacted under the authority of the second and tenth amendments to the United States Constitution, article 1, section 24 of the Wyoming Constitution, Wyoming's agreement with the United States that the state adopted when it joined the Union under the United States Constitution's system of dual sovereignty, and
Printz v. United States
, 521 U.S. 898 (1997).

(b)

The legislature further declares that the authority for W.S. 9
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Prohibiting the enforcement of federal regulation of firearms, firearm accessories, magazines and ammunition; penalties; defense of Wyoming citizens.

(a)

This state and all political subdivisions of this state are prohibited from using any personnel or funds appropriated by the legislature of the state of Wyoming or any other source of funds that originated within the state of Wyoming to enforce, administer or cooperate with any unconstitutional act, law, treaty, executive order, rule or regulation of the United States government that infringes on or impedes the free exercise of individual rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

(b)

Nothing in this act shall limit or restrict a public officer, as defined in W.S. 6
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101(a)(v), from providing assistance to federal authorities for purposes not specifically identified in subsection (a) of this section. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit Wyoming governmental entities from accepting federal funds for law enforcement purposes.

(c)

Any public officer, as defined in W.S. 6
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101(a)(v), who knowingly violates subsection (a) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk