HCR2049 asserts Arizona's sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The resolution serves as a formal notice to the federal government, demanding the cessation of mandates that exceed its constitutionally delegated powers. It denounces the enforcement of unconstitutional federal laws and encourages Arizonans to take legal action to uphold state sovereignty.
The Arizona State House of Representatives passed HCR2049 on March 3, 2025 by a vote of 32 to 26. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the 10th Amendment states, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” This resolution rightly affirms Arizona’s sovereignty; reminds the federal government of its limited, enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution; and asserts the state’s duty to nullify any mandates or laws that exceed those powers. HCR2049 takes a necessary stand for constitutional government and the rightful balance of federalism.
