Senate Joint Resolution No. SJ0002, Foreign adversary-prohibited property ownership, is stalled at present in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Foreign ownership of American lands is becoming more and more of a concern to her citizens. National security demands that we maintain the integrity of property ownership and that it remain a privilege enjoyed by citizens and properly documented resident aliens of our United States, not foreign entities looking for strategic advantages.
We respectfully urge Speaker of the House, Albert Sommers,
to bring this Joint Resolution forward to the floor of the House for discussion and vote by elected Representatives.
Ultimately, the people of Wyoming need to have the opportunity to voice their opinions at the polls and ratify the following language in our Wyoming Constitution:
“Article 1, Section 29. Rights of Aliens
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no distinction shall ever be made by law between resident aliens and citizens as to the possession, taxation, enjoyment, and descent of property.
(b) Foreign adversaries of the United States and prohibited entities as determined by the legislature that pose a threat to national security shall not be entitled to possession, enjoyment or descent of property, including any interest in real property or real estate and any surface, subsurface, airspace or mineral interest in this state.”
Read the bill in its totality at https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2024/SJ0002.