The Flood Gates Are Open
On Tuesday, 12 January 2021, the 66th Legislature of the State of Wyoming convened at 1:00pm in a mixed in-person and virtual . This General Session will reflect the accommodations made necessary over the last 10 months as the State, Nation and World deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Joint Interim Committee meetings provided a […]
It’s In The Bag: 2020 Budget
With all that has occurred since the adjournment sine die of the 2020 Budget Session, it is easy to lose sight of what did and did not happen in those 24 days. First, note that the 396 numbered bills were more than ever before filed for a Budget Session which is normally 20 days. That […]
So Many Bills, So Little Time
On Monday, 10 February 2020, the Budget Session will be convened. This short session has the primary purpose to establish state funding for the FY21-FY22 Biennium. Bills of any other purpose must be approved for introduction by a 2/3 vote. There are currently 185 sponsored bills (not counting the Budget bills) with the deadline for […]
But How Did They Vote?
The final 2019 Session roll call vote by each legislator for each of the 503 numbered bills is now available under File Share as “2019 General Session Vote Record.” Filters have been added to find how your Legislators voted by Bill, by Category, by Sponsor or be Legislator. Only 78% of the bills had any […]
More Money, More Money
Each biennium, the Governor submits the Executive Branch budget to the Legislature as the starting point for their consideration. This document recommends the approval for each Department by Division, Object Series and Sources of Funding. The number of employees for each division are also identified for approval. In 2018, the total was $8.1 billion. Summary […]
Wee Hours at the Finish Line
The General Session of the 65th Wyoming Legislature came to a close just before 2:00am Thursday, 28 February. As has become the norm, the House was slow to start while the Senate only had confirmations and actions on messages from the House. Throughout the day, various conference committees met to hash out differences between bill […]
Racing to the finish line, slowly
Tomorrow, Wednesday, 27 February 2019 is scheduled to be the last day of the 2019 General Session. For the last week, the House has laid back bills on General File, 2nd Reading and 3rd Reading to accommodate their slow pace of deliberation, debate, amendments and votes. The remaining eight bills originating from the Senate were […]
Governor Gordon First Signature: Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day
On Wednesday, 13 February, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is scheduled to sign his first legislation into law. The Joint Resolution easily passed through the 2019 Legislature to recognize the 150th anniversary of the passage of women’s suffrage on December 10, 1869. The Joint resolution was introduced by Senator Affie Ellis with co-sponsors including all the […]
Hump Day aka Crossover
Today was the last day for bills on Third Reading to clear the house of origin. This marks the completion of “crossover” from one chamber to the other for those that have passed. Or at least that is the theory. After a multi-hour caucus behind closed doors yesterday, Rules were suspended to permit the introduction […]
Heavy Load for Legislature
The halfway mark for the 2019 Legislative General Session will be passed on Friday, 1 February 2019. In consideration for the completion of the Capitol Reconstruction completion this year, the session, which is normally 40 days, has been shortened to 35 days to allow for a second session celebrating the return to the historic seat […]