Idaho Constitutional Money Act Signed as Law
A bill to officially recognize gold and silver as legal tender in the state was signed into law by Gov. Brad Little.
Under the Idaho Constitutional Money Act of 2025, which goes into effect on July 1, 2025, gold and silver coins and “specie” minted domestically will be recognized as legal tender in the state and will be “accepted for the satisfaction of debts under the laws of the state of Idaho or of the United States.”
Specie is defined in the bill as “stamped or imprinted coin having gold or silver content; or refined gold or silver bullion that is coined, stamped, or imprinted with its weight and purity and valued primarily based on its metal content and not its form.”
The law specifically declares, “The state may also elect to use gold and silver coin and specie in conducting its business.”
FULL REPORT HERE
See Also: Florida House Subcommittee Passes Bill to Recognize Gold and Silver Legal Tender |
|  | | Signed as Law: Utah Affirms State and Federal Jurisdictional Boundaries
House Bill 380 amends an existing declaration of state sovereignty in Utah law to include the presumption that the state has authority over all matters not delegated to the federal government.
“Jurisdiction over all governing subject matters arising within the state is presumed to reside with the state except as otherwise enumerated in the United States Constitution, as amended.”
The new law includes a declaration asserting the extent of state sovereignty.
“The state has general governing authority under the state’s inherent police power jurisdiction over all governing matters within the state affecting public welfare, safety, health, and morality, as recognized under the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
The subject areas asserted within the state’s police powers jurisdiction include, “without limitation:”
(i) Natural resources;
(ii) Water resources and water rights;
(iii) Agriculture;
(iv) Education; and
(v) Energy resources
FULL REPORT HERE |
|  | | Missouri House Passes Bill to Reestablish Second Amendment Preservation Act
The Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) took a major step forward as the state House passed a bill to refine its language, addressing federal court objections while maintaining the state’s prohibition on enforcing federal gun control.
SAPA, signed into law in 2021, prohibits the enforcement of numerous federal gun control measures deemed to “infringe on the right to keep and bear arms.” In early 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block the enforcement of SAPA, citing primarily, its effectiveness.
Since then, two federal courts have affirmed Missouri’s right to refuse to participate in federal gun control enforcement under the anti-commandeering doctrine. However, both courts rejected some of SAPA’s language asserting the unconstitutionality of federal gun laws, citing that as their basis for holding the entire act unconstitutional.
Rep. Bill Hardwick introduced House Bill 1175 (HB1175) to amend SAPA and address the federal courts’ objections. It has since garnered 23 co-sponsors. Under the proposed law, public officers and employees of the state and its political subdivisions would be prohibited from enforcing or attempting to enforce “any federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, regulations, statutes, or ordinances regarding firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition,” unless they were mirrored in state law.
On Mar 27, the full House passed the bill by a vote of 100-51
FULL REPORT HERE
See Also: Arkansas House Passes Bill to Prohibit Credit Card Codes to Track Firearms Purchases |
|  | | Oklahoma House Passes Bill to Expand Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
The Oklahoma House passed two bills to significantly expand the types of gold and silver recognized as legal tender in the state, and to establish a 100% gold and silver-backed transactional currency supported by a bullion depository.
Rep. Cody Maynard and Sen. David Bullard filed House Bill 1199 to expand Oklahoma’s definition of legal tender to include gold and silver bullion, exempt specie from taxation, and require courts to enforce gold clause contracts.
The duo also filed House Bill 1197 (HB1197) to establish a 100% gold and silver-backed transactional currency through a state-authorized bullion depository and issue a “transaction card” for everyday use.
The House passed HB1199 by a 73-15 vote on March 25 and HB1197 by a 77-15 vote.
FULL REPORT HERE
See Also: Kansas Senate Passes Bill to Recognize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender, End Taxes on Both |
|  | | Signed as Law: Utah Bans Warrantless Reverse-Keyword Search Surveillance
Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill into law to bar reverse key-word searches without a warrant in most cases.
This is another advance in Utah’s step-by-step approach to protect privacy and limit the surveillance state. In 2023, Utah enacted a law banning warrantless geofence location tracking, Rep. Ryan Wilcox and Sen. Todd Weiler filed House Bill 273 (HB273) to add any search for “reverse keyword information” to that warrant requirement.
The Senate passed HB273 by a 24-0 vote. It cleared the House by a 69-0 vote. With the Governor’s signature, the new law goes into effect May 7, 2025.
Reverse-keyword information is defined as “information that identifies an unnamed individual, by name or other unique identifier, who electronically searched for a particular word, phrase, character string, or website, or visited a particular website through a link generated by an electronic search for a particular word, phrase, character string, or website.”
For instance, police could seek a list of all the people who searched for the word “bomb” within a given area.
In effect, reverse-keyword searches are a massive fishing expedition, subjecting hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent people to police scrutiny simply for conducting an internet search.
FULL REPORT HERE |
|  | | Defend the Guard Act Passes Arizona House Committee
The Arizona Defend the Guard Act took another step forward this week when a House committee advanced the measure by a 4-2 vote.
The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Arizona National Guard into “active duty combat” unless Congress passed an “official declaration of war” as required by Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution, or if Congress takes “an official action pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 15″ of the Constitution for the United States.
On March 26, the House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee advanced the measure with a “do pass” recommendation by a 4-2 vote. Sen. Wendy Rogers, along with a large number of cosponsors, filed the Arizona Defend the Guard Act as Senate Bill 1495 (SB1495).
The Senate previously passed the bill by a vote of 16-13.
FULL REPORT HERE |
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|  | | Samuel Adams: “ALL MIGHT BE FREE”
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