HB0212 • 2023

Statutory standing committees-federal review.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; requiring the legislature to establish standing committees; creating the standing committee on federal review; establishing powers and duties of the federal review committee; 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 Pendergraft
Last action: 2023-02-06
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2023

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and there is no official summary text provided for further details.

Creating Standing Committees and Federal Review

This act requires the Wyoming Legislature to establish standing committees including a federal review committee that will examine federal actions for any infringement on state sovereignty or citizen rights.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Wyoming Legislature to establish specific standing committees in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
Creates a new standing committee called the Federal Review Committee.
Gives the Federal Review Committee the power to review all federal actions that might affect state sovereignty or citizens' rights as defined during the ratification debates of 1787.
Requires the committee to determine if federal actions are consistent with the U.S. Constitution, without considering judicial interpretations.
Allows the committee to sponsor legislation and report findings to the legislature.

Who It Names or Affects

The Wyoming Legislature
Federal agencies whose actions may be reviewed by the new Federal Review Committee

Terms To Know

Standing committees: Permanent legislative groups that handle specific areas of government.
Federal review committee: A special standing committee created to examine federal actions for their impact on state sovereignty and citizen rights.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session.
It is unclear how many specific federal actions will be reviewed by this new committee.
There are no details about how findings from the Federal Review Committee will be enforced or acted upon.

Amendments

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

HB0212HS001

Standing Committee • House Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the language in a bill about standing committees to remove certain words and phrases related to actions and consistency with specific laws.

Removes 'all' before 'action' and replaces it with 'actions'.
Deletes text after 'constitution' on line 16.
Deletes entire lines 17, 18, 22, and 23.
Removes the phrase 'consistent with any' from the bill.

The exact impact of these deletions is not fully explained in the amendment text provided.

Bill History

2023-02-06 House
H COW:Failed 27-35-0-0-0
2023-02-02 House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-02 House
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
2023-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2023-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-21 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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23LSO-0659
2023
STATE OF WYOMING
23LSO-0659
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0212

Statutory standing committees-federal review.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Pendergraft, Allemand, Banks, Heiner, Hornok, Jennings, Locke, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams, Slagle, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Ward and Winter

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the legislature; requiring the legislature to establish standing committees; creating the standing committee on federal review; establishing powers and duties of the federal review committee; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 28
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11
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801 is created to read:

CHAPTER 11
STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEES

ARTICLE 8
STANDING COMMITTEES

28
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11
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801.

Standing committees established by the legislature.

(a)

The legislature shall establish the following standing committees in both the senate and the house of representatives:

(i)

Judiciary;

(ii)

Appropriations;

(iii)

Revenue;

(iv)

Education;

(v)

Agriculture, state and public lands and water resources;

(vi)

Travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural resources;

(vii)

Corporations, elections and political subdivisions;

(viii)

Transportation, highways and military affairs;

(ix)

Minerals, business and economic development;

(x)

Labor, health and social services;

(xi)

Federal review;

(xii)

Journal;

(xiii)

Rules and procedure.

(b)

All standing committees except those created by paragraphs (xii) and (xiii) of subsection (a) of this section shall function as joint interim committees as provided by W.S. 28
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8
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104(b).

Section 2.

(a)

The federal review standing committees of the senate and house of representatives created by this act shall:

(i)

Review all federal action to determine if the sovereignty of the state of Wyoming and the powers, rights and liberties of its citizens, as legally defined during the ratification debates of the several states in ratifying the federal constitution of 1787, are being infringed upon or diminished;

(ii)

Determine and make findings as to which federal actions are not consistent with the enumerated roles, responsibilities and powers in the United States constitution.

This duty shall be exercised without regard for any United States supreme court or other judicial decisions that attempt to interpret federal actions;

(iii)

Sponsor legislation, report to the legislature and advise the legislature consistent with any determinations and findings concerning the constitutionality of federal actions.

(b)

For purposes of this section, "federal action" means all new and existing federal laws, resolutions, rules, regulations, decrees, orders, mandates, executive orders and any other federal dictate having the force and effect of law.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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