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Senate committee adopts rule to presume state laws do not apply on tribal lands
Summary
Senate Bill 61 establishes a statutory rule of construction saying state laws presumptively do not apply to tribes or tribally controlled entities on tribal lands unless expressly stated. The committee adopted agreed amendments and unanimously advanced the bill.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 61 on Monday, a measure that would establish a presumption in state law: when the state enacts a law that purports to apply statewide, the law is presumed not to apply to tribal governments or tribally controlled entities for actions on tribal lands unless the statute expressly says otherwise.
Vice Chairman Marvin Pinnikus of the Southern Ute…
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