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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1448: Indians & Indian territory

Requiring the state to retrocede civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory, reservations, country, and lands.

Summary

  • Creates a procedure by which an Indian tribe may cause the state to retrocede its civil jurisdiction over the Indians and Indian country of that tribe.
  • Requires the unconditional retrocession by the state to the federal government of all or any measure of civil jurisdiction over Indians or Indian country upon the request of the governing body of an Indian tribe.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1448), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2011
  2. Out of committeeFeb 17, 2011
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
John McCoy (D-38)
Introduced
January 21, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
SB 5332
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring the state to retrocede civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory, reservations, country, and lands to the United States;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: John McCoy (D-38)

2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Sherry Appleton D-23Senator D-22

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
  4. Referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  8. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  12. SGTA - Majority; do pass.
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. SGTA - Executive action taken by committee.
  15. First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs.

HB 1448 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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