# Wyoming SJ 8: 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.

Wyoming SJ 8, 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., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Dan Laursen (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-12 (S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SJ 8
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-02-12, S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0
- Sponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (19 yes, 12 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim French (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy McKeown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Charles Scott (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0 | pass | 19 | 12 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-12: S Failed Introduction 19-12-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SJ0008.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SJ0008.pdf)

## Related
- [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026)
- [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026)
- [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026)
- [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026)
- [SF 106: AN ACT relating to welfare; amending the intervals at which the department of h…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF106-2026)
- [SF 66: AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons with life threatening ill…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF66-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SJ8-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).