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Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Earnings Account and Investment Losses Requirement Amendment (2022): Difference between revisions
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The '''Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Earnings Account and Investment Losses Requirement Amendment''' | The '''Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Earnings Account and Investment Losses Requirement Amendment''' {{Greener | start =11/8/2022 9:30pm MST | before = is|after = was}} not on the [[Wyoming 2022 ballot measures|ballot]] in [[Wyoming]] as a {{lrcafull}} on [[Wyoming 2022 ballot measures|November 8, 2022]]. | ||
The ballot measure would | The ballot measure would have required that earnings from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund are deposited into a special account separate from the General Fund. The ballot measure would have also required the Wyoming State Legislature to adopt laws on how and when investment losses are made whole.<ref name=bill>[https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2022/HJ0005 ''Wyoming State Legislature'', "HJ0005," accessed February 26, 2022]</ref> | ||
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In Wyoming, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the [[Wyoming State Legislature]] during one legislative session. | In Wyoming, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the [[Wyoming State Legislature]] during one legislative session. | ||
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state Legislature as House Joint Resolution 5 (HJ 5). On February 24, 2022, the Wyoming House of Representatives voted 44 to 14 to approve HJ5.<ref name=bill/> | The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state Legislature as House Joint Resolution 5 (HJ 5). On February 24, 2022, the Wyoming House of Representatives voted 44 to 14 to approve HJ5. The bill was not passed in the Senate before the state legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session.<ref name=bill/> | ||
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| Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Earnings Account and Investment Losses Requirement Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending and finance | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Earnings Account and Investment Losses Requirement Amendment was not on the ballot in Wyoming as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.
The ballot measure would have required that earnings from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund are deposited into a special account separate from the General Fund. The ballot measure would have also required the Wyoming State Legislature to adopt laws on how and when investment losses are made whole.[1]
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- See also: Amending the Wyoming Constitution
In Wyoming, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds vote in each chamber of the Wyoming State Legislature during one legislative session.
The constitutional amendment was introduced into the state Legislature as House Joint Resolution 5 (HJ 5). On February 24, 2022, the Wyoming House of Representatives voted 44 to 14 to approve HJ5. The bill was not passed in the Senate before the state legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session.[1]
| Vote in the Wyoming House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members in each chamber | |||
Number of yes votes required: 40  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 44 | 14 | 2 |
| Total percent | 73.33% | 23.33% | 3.33% |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 35 | 14 | 2 |
| Libertarian | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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