Standing Committee Schedule
The standing committee schedule for each chamber is provided on File Share. Each potential bill is assigned to a standing committee upon introduction. The status of the bill will indicate “Introduced and referred to xxxx” with xxxx being the committee. The committee reviews the proposed legislation, hears from the sponsor and then takes testimony before […]
Competing Primary Election Bills
Today in the Senate Corporations Committee, two competing approaches to changes in the Primary Elections for the State were considered. After much impassioned debate on SF0032, Change in Party Affiliation (https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2019/SF0032), the bill came out of committee with a Recommendation of Do Not Pass. An alternative approach was presented as SF0065, Open Ranked Choice Elections […]
How does a bill get passed?
The process for moving proposed legislation to enacted has a minimum of eight votes with each an opportunity for Fail. The proposed bill as initially numbered must make it successfully through the chamber of origin and the second chamber with the same language before sending to the Governor. Along the way, amendments are possible in […]
Governor Gordon Takes Office
In front of a capacity crowd at the Cheyenne Civic Center, Mark Gordon is sworn in as the 33rd Governor of Wyoming by Chief Justice Michael Davis. Earlier in the day, Governor Gordon, Secretary of State Buchanan, Auditor Racines, Treasurer Meier and Superintendent of Public Instruction Below were sworn in at a private ceremony held […]
Wyoming Legislature Bill Status 2019
Current Update: 28 Feb 2019 Download the most current Bill Tracker from the Files tab. The process for introducing and moving bills through the legislative committees and chambers can be both fascinating and confusing. Each day, I will update the attached file with the most recent action on each bill including the results of any […]
Legislature Leadership Identified
In a break with tradition, Representative Steve Harshman (R-Casper) will serve a second term as Speaker of the House. The Speaker Pro Tempore will be Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) with the Majority Floor Leader Rep. Eric Barlow (R-Gillette) and Majority Whip Rep. Tyler Lindholm (R-Sundance). The House Minority leadership team is unchanged from the last […]
Inauguration Day Celebrations
January 7, 2019 will be a busy day in Cheyenne from an early morning prayer service, the swearing-in ceremony through an Inauguration Ball. The Oath of Office Ceremony is free and open to the public; tickets are required due to limited seating. More details including how to request tickets to the Ceremony and to the […]