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Party switching bill clears second Senate reading
A bill that would limit when Wyoming voters can change their party affiliation moved one step nearer to final Senate approval on Monday.
February 04, 2019
Death penalty repeal, abortion waiting period passed as Legislature nears midway point
Wyomings legislators spent long hours on the floors of the House and Senate this week as they neared the midway point for their general session. With a major deadline looming on Monday, legislators spent much of the week trying to get through a backlog of bills reviewed by committees and sent to the floor for debate.
February 02, 2019
Joint resolution would have Wyoming ask for ‘convention of states’
By Cowboy State Daily A joint resolution awaiting a Senate review would have Wyoming join a call for a convention of states where amendments to the U.S. Constitution could be recommended. SJ 4 is on the General File list of bills waiting for their first review by the full Senate. It would make Wyoming the…
February 02, 2019
Death penalty repeal, abortion waiting period passed as Legislature nears midway point
Wyomings legislators spent long hours on the floors of the House and Senate this week as they neared the midway point for their general session. With a major deadline looming on Monday, legislators spent much of the week trying to get through a backlog of bills reviewed by committees and sent to the floor for debate.
February 02, 2019
In Brief: Abortion waiting period bill approved by House
A bill that would impose a 48-hour waiting period for those seeing abortions won initial approval from the House on Friday.
February 01, 2019
Bill axing binding arbitration for cities, firefighters, awaiting review
A bill aimed at eliminating binding arbitration as a way to resolve conflicts between firefighters and cities around the state is waiting for its first review on the House floor.
February 01, 2019
House kills film incentive bill
A plan to draw film production companies to Wyoming with incentives died on a narrow House vote Thursday. HB 164 would have created a program to allow the state to reimburse film companies for some of their expenses while filming in Wyoming. The reimbursement would only have gone into effect if the production company spent more than $200,000 in Wyoming.
February 01, 2019
Marijuana reform bill killed in House committee
A bill that would have reduced the penalty for many marijuana infractions died in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.
January 31, 2019
In Brief: Death penalty repeal moves to third House review
An effort to repeal Wyomings death penalty won approval in its second reading in Wyomings House Thursday, moving it one reading away from gaining full approval.
January 31, 2019
In Brief: Abortion waiting period bill approved in second reading
A bill that would impose a 48-hour waiting period on abortions is headed for a third and final reading in Wyomings House.
January 31, 2019
Death penalty bill clears first House vote
A bill that would repeal Wyomings death penalty won preliminary approval from Wyomings House on Wednesday. HB 145 would make life without the possibility of parole the harshest sentence that could be handed down in the state. It was approved in its Committee of the Whole review the first time a bill is reviewed by all House members. It now moves to its second of three readings in the House.
January 30, 2019
In Brief: Plan to prohibit sanctuary cities dies in House
roposal to bar Wyomings cities and counties from declaring themselves sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants was killed in Wyomings House on Wednesday.
January 30, 2019
Harsher animal cruelty penalties win committee approval
A bill that would increase the penalties for animal cruelty won approval from a House committee Tuesday. The House Judiciary Committee voted 8-1 to send HB 235 to the House floor for debate by all representatives.
January 30, 2019
Man freed from prison says life in prison preferable sentence for killer
The death penalty is not the best way to punish a killer for his crimes, according to a man whose murder conviction and death penalty were overturned in 2004. Randy Steidl, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in the 1986 death of a couple, was at the Legislature this week to lobby in favor of SF 145, which would repeal the states death penalty and make life without the possibility of parole the states harshest criminal penalty.
January 29, 2019
Community Colleges could offer four-year degrees under bill
Wyomings community colleges may be offering 4-year degrees in the future under legislation approved in its second reading in Wyomings Senate on Monday.
January 29, 2019
Weekly wrap: Corporate income tax moves ahead, party switch bill dead
A thumbs up for income taxes on large companies and putting Wyoming permanently on daylight savings time, a thumbs down for a personal income tax in the Legislature this week.
January 26, 2019
Personal income tax dies, corporate tax moves ahead
Two bills proposing Wyomings first income taxes met with different fates on Friday in Wyomings House. One bill proposing an income tax on individuals died in the House Revenue Committee, while another proposing a 7 percent tax on large out-of-state retailers doing business in Wyoming won approval in its final House review.
January 25, 2019
Wyoming Senate Update: Meat labeling, health cost study, drunken boating bills win approval
Wyomings Senate wrapped up its week with a flurry of activity Friday, approving bills addressing meat labeling, a statewide study of health care costs and drunken boating.
January 25, 2019
Today at the Wyoming Legislature: Party switching, tax break bills die in House
By Cowboy State Daily Bills on party switching, daylight savings time and a property tax exemption for seniors were all on the table at the Wyoming Legislature on Thursday. A bill that would have limited when voters can change their party affiliations, SF 32, was killed for a second time by the Senate Corporations, Elections…
January 25, 2019
Bill to impose tax on out-of-state companies headed for final House reading
A corporate income tax could be seen in Wyoming under a bill that cleared its second vote in the House on Thursday. Representatives voted in favor of HB 220 also called the National Retail Fairness Act to send it to a third and final House reading on Friday.
January 25, 2019
Public records bill clears Senate committee
A bill designed to set a deadline for the release of public documents won approval from a Senate committee on Thursday.
January 25, 2019
Health care study bill approved by committee
An effort to determine the cause of Wyomings high health care costs won approval Wednesday from a Senate committee. The Senates Labor, Health and Social Services Committee approved SF 67 on a vote of 4-1, sending it to the Senate for debate by the full body.
January 24, 2019
Legislature looks at shift in meeting schedule
Wyomings Legislature launched a review of its own schedule Wednesday as a House committee approved a possible change in the way lawmakers meet. Wyomings legislators now meet for 40 days one year and 20 days the next for a total of no more than 60 days every two years. The shorter session is dedicated largely to drafting and approving a budget for the state.
January 24, 2019
Gun-free zone repeal dies in committee
By Cowboy State Daily A bill that would have eliminated Wyomings gun-free zones was killed by a Senate committee on Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 3-2 to kill SF 75, proposed by Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne. The bill would have eliminated areas where concealed weapons are not allowed, such as government buildings and school…
January 24, 2019