Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SJ8: School funding-legislative and executive authority.
Status: Failed, February 12, 2026
A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that the amount of the appropriation for school funding shall not be subject to judicial review.
What the bill says
A joint resolution for A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that the amount of the appropriation for school funding shall not be subject to judicial review.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A JOINT RESOLUTION for A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that the amount of the appropriation for school funding shall not be subject to judicial review. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING, two-thirds of all the members of the two houses, voting separately, concurring therein: Section 1. The following proposal to amend the Wyoming Constitution Article 7, Section 1 is proposed for submission to the electors of the State of Wyoming at the next general election for approval or rejection to become valid as a part of the Constitution if ratified by a majority of the electors at the election: SJ0008 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0465 Article 7, Section 1. Legislature to provide for public schools. (a) The legislature shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a complete and uniform system of public instruction, embracing free elementary schools of every needed kind and grade, a university with such technical and professional departments as the public good may require and the means of the state allow, and such other institutions as may be necessary. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this constitution, for the operating costs of the public schools, the legislature shall provide a formula for funding, and that formula shall be subject to judicial review for constitutional compliance. The …
Sponsors
- Tim French (R, S18)
- Robert Ide (R, S29)
- Dan Laursen (R, S19) · primary sponsor
- McKeown, Troy (R, S24)
- Scott, Charles (R, S30)
Latest actions
- : S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0 (February 12, 2026): 19 yea, 12 nay, failed
Subjects: School funding-legislative and executive authority.
Common questions
- What is SJ8?
- SJ8 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): School funding-legislative and executive authority.
- What does SJ8 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution for A JOINT RESOLUTION to amend the Wyoming Constitution to specify that the amount of the appropriation for school funding shall not be subject to judicial review.
- What is the status of SJ8?
- Failed as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0 (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJ8?
- Dan Laursen (R, S19), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJ8?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SJ0008
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