HJ 6 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Common school account-investments and distributions.

This constitutional amendment (HJ 6) clarifies how Wyoming's permanent common school fund - funded by land sale/lease proceeds - manages investment earnings. It requires all earnings (including investment gains, not just interest) to be deposited into a separate earnings fund, and mandates that the legislature must cover any investment losses to restore the fund's value. Unspent earnings must remain in this separate fund or be added to the permanent school fund, rather than being distributed annually. The bill directly affects Wyoming's public school funding system, ensuring all earnings exclusively support public schools as required by the state constitution.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2022 Last action Mar 9, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2022

How they voted

4413
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Feb 24, 2022
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
N Libertarian1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
35 Yea 13 Nay 1
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-14-1-0-0
lower
Feb 19, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 54-5-1-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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