H.J. No. 0004

Initiative and referendum requirements.

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Brown, Buchanan, Cohee, Gingery, Hallinan, Lubnau, Petersen, Olsen, Samuelson and Simpson and Senator(s) Nicholas, Ross, Vasey and Von Flatern

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to modify the signature requirement for a petition for an initiative or referendum; changing the requirement from fifteen percent of those resident in at least two-thirds of the counties to at least fifteen percent of those resident in at least two-thirds of the  senate districts in the state. 

1/10/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/12/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H12

1/18/2007   H12 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Buchanan, Cohee, Diercks, Hammons, Illoway, Landon, Lubnau, Martin, Philp, Simpson and Thompson

Ayes 13 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/18/2007   H Placed on General File

1/19/2007   H Passed CoW

1/22/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/23/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Gingery, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Wallis, Walsh, Warren and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Blake, Brechtel, Diercks, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Goggles, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Martin, Miller, Millin, Thompson, Throne, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 43 Nays 17 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/23/2007   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2007   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/2/2007    S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins and Ross

Nays:  Senator(s) Sessions

Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/2/2007    S Rereferred to S02

2/6/2007    S02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Job, Nicholas and Peterson

Nays:  Senator(s) Meier and Townsend

Ayes 3 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/6/2007    S Placed on General File