Amending Wyoming's act of admission for leases and earnings.
This Wyoming joint resolution (SJ 1) requests Congress to amend the state's 1890 Act of Admission. It seeks to update language from "interest" to "earnings" in three sections governing the state's permanent school fund (now over $4 billion) and allow Wyoming to lease school lands under state-prescribed rules to secure maximum long-term financial returns. The bill does not change current law but asks Congress to modify the foundational document to reflect modern investment practices where earnings include capital gains beyond simple interest. It directly affects how Wyoming manages its common school fund and leases state-owned school lands for mineral, grazing, or agricultural use. The resolution has been referred to the Appropriations committee and recommended for passage.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Last action Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 13, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Jan 13, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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