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- Failed to concur on Senate File 43 (temporary water use agreements amendments). The chief clerk announced: \"On the concurrent Senate file 43, 30 1 no.\" The presiding officer declared the Senate had failed to concur and appointed a joint conference committee (Senator French, chairman, Senators Ayd and Steinmetz).

- Concurred with amendments on Senate File 119 (expedited professional licensure for military members). Sponsors explained changes that made the effective date immediate, created a 30‑day licensure pathway for licensees in good standing from other jurisdictions (no adverse action for five years), and allowed temporary licensure for those with three years of substantially similar licensure. The clerk's closing announcement was recorded on the floor: \"Senate file 119, 20 9 I, 2 no.\" The presiding officer stated the Senate had concurred on the file.

- Adopted Joint Conference Committee Report Number 1 on Senate File 84 (country-of-origin label for USA beef). Senator Steinmetz summarized the conference report language and said the act \"would be effective 01/01/2026\". The clerk announced the final vote on the floor: \"Senate file 84, 20 9 aye, 2 no.\" The Senate adopted the report and directed compliance timing to give grocers time.

- Passed a consent list of House bills on third reading (the clerk recorded these as passed by voice/roll as part of the consent process): House Bill 20 (K–12 school facility leasing); House Bill 36 (Hathaway scholarship amendments); House Bill 94 (charter school authorization amendments); House Bill 103 (columbarium regulation); House Bill 125 (repeal unauthorized use of vehicle crime); House Bill 129 (school finance dates for fund transfers); House Bill 188 (two families, one nanny); and House Bill 211 (hunting wildlife from vehicles). The clerk recorded each bill's final vote as part of the consent list and declared them passed.

- Passed House Bill 275 (treatment of animals) after adopting two third‑reading amendments that clarified responsibility for aircraft/predator control and removed property forfeiture as an additional penalty. The clerk recorded the bill's final passage on the floor: \"House Bill 275, 20 7 I, 4 no.\" (clerk's recorded words).

- Laid back several House bills for one day (for example, House Bill 117, House Bill 289) as announced from the floor.

These actions included multiple roll-call tallies and the appointment of joint conference committees where the Senate did not concur with House amendments. Where the clerk's roll-call announcement used shorthand (for example, \"30 1 no\"), this report quotes the clerk's closing lines read on the floor and does not reconstruct ambiguous shorthand into alternate formats.

Formal vote announcements were the Senate clerk's recorded wording during the session; for full roll-call details consult the official Senate journal.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Floor Session-Day 31, February 26, 2025-AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Wyoming Senate recorded multiple roll-call outcomes on Feb. 25, including a failed concurrence on Senate File 43 and passage of several bills and conference reports.","taxTitle","Senate, Committees, Legislative, Wyoming","taxId",30485,"location","Wyoming","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661646,"Senate passes House Bill 72, \"Protecting Women's Privacy in Public Spaces,\" after extensive floor debate",1718,3118000,4836000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2406936-09d68279a0efbc74ff0ab72f72f273e5&start=3118&end=4836","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2406936-09d68279a0efbc74ff0ab72f72f273e5/thumbnail_3118000.jpg","/articles/6661646/Wyoming/Senate-passes-House-Bill-72-Protecting-Womens-Privacy-in-Public-Spaces-after-extensive-floor-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661646-43914be2c2ae4e653c755077b7c0064d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776505300&Signature=GwhjXwu4wvEBqMcVE1urDhb3dMWN84M693~i8-oiJaZmt5UyBFhpy6UcZO5TkDVUD98MlhCYK45ZkEa8vH9uvgHy2VPbolDhULSR5t3Tf-~WQr0s5uCez-fbHmc5nuKbThpbuX5bwa5f3pFhCE26kFdcD~xOsg4wVSEBBxwOSv9KzuQA886-bFDzDUvKEkqG0hQsuYGxJ0D6a-QEF2h9l4rguQUDzULCps4FLJnfV27xvZUHyLHj~LWUWD~7PGWB6b~2MtBk5tG7lGGEM8frbm825gnFPxE0NGMQBU23xg27AO1iStO27i9jV3p0FHAU6saGze5pzpmLUYM1V8gCWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","House Bill 72, titled the \"Protecting Women's Privacy in Public Spaces Act,\" passed the Wyoming Senate on Feb. 25 after a lengthy and at times contentious floor debate. Senators debated the bill's drafting, liability language, and the decision to remove K–12 schools and local jails from the bill during a third‑reading amendment.

Senator Larson introduced third reading amendment number 1, which the body adopted. Larson said the amendment removed K–12 schools and city and county jails from the bill while leaving correctional facilities within the bill's scope: \"It takes out K‑12 from the bill and also takes out city and county jails out of the bill. It leaves in the correctional facilities.\"

Debate on final passage covered several themes: whether additional statewide legal rules were necessary, whether the bill was sufficiently well drafted, and the potential for increased litigation against public entities. Senator Nethercott warned that the bill's private‑cause‑of‑action and fee‑shifting provisions could expose local governments and schools to liability: \"A person who is aggrieved under this action can recover attorney fees... the whole litigation strategy changes in order to maximize those fees. ... That accountability is on the government.\" He cautioned that the bill creates incentives for litigation and said local entities would face direct exposure to costs.

Supporters said current practices in some places had produced harms to women and girls and argued the measure was needed to protect privacy and safety. Senator Smith recounted a swimmer's experience and said: \"We gotta protect women... this is a good bill, and we need to... fix it.\" Other supporters emphasized the bill's alignment with the sponsors' intent to protect women and children.

After extended debate, the clerk announced the final tally. The clerk's closing announcement on the floor read: \"Vote closed. House Bill 72, 25I, 6 no.\" The Senate President then announced that House Bill 72 had received the affirmative vote of the majority and had passed the Senate.

The Senate debated whether the state's actions would replace local decisions and whether the bill's civil remedies struck the correct balance between protecting victims and exposing public entities to litigation. Supporters argued the measure responds to documented incidents and provides a route for relief; opponents urged additional drafting work to limit unintended consequences and to focus responsibility on individuals rather than taxing local governments through litigation.

The bill will proceed through the next steps required for final enactment; the House and Governor's actions will determine the bill's final form.","After extended debate and multiple floor amendments, the Wyoming Senate passed House Bill 72 (Protecting Women's Privacy in Public Spaces) with K–12 provisions removed on third reading; sponsors and opponents disputed the bill's scope and liability provisions.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661651,"Senate amends and passes House Bill 33, directing an initial $50 million toward I‑80 tunnel repairs",615,2332000,2947000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2406936-09d68279a0efbc74ff0ab72f72f273e5&start=2332&end=2947","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2406936-09d68279a0efbc74ff0ab72f72f273e5/thumbnail_2332000.jpg","/articles/6661651/Wyoming/Senate-amends-and-passes-House-Bill-33-directing-an-initial-50-million-toward-I80-tunnel-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661651-2d0b62b5bc3ae18ec0e56bd948b27e37/orig.mp4?Expires=1776505300&Signature=TZNxeJVearK2wTPtBO397Xg4HGujNC36Pp8xBhAjPfXpmc6-JhsPdXgm01-sFni3qtP3-p7pK4iIecnrxQxZn5IX-VV8rauWplNk3ZgHoq07lWvZIOUd30kJOtrAEaGhlSyEEjVksbwkrfA0Hffy6HR6~zmYQwO3yCzQZujrJwPM5ANCUk-AOtc15rnwg-dLbTaMcRHEU6J8tmQCNJLrTulYqqlrUk8Rdh590BIixg51LKoYB~YYIjjhaa7iRp6TQecdL~6NdaHG9VAXDh9DHir6C5eB7Mq-RsqsddC16V1pMA4imhMGbbjtlpTiKENwTArzxsDgH~Kkm7AaL8-~fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wyoming Senate on Feb. 25 adopted a key amendment to House Bill 33 and then passed the bill, moving a portion of sales-and-use tax revenue into the state highway funding stream and directing an initial allocation to repairs on Interstate 80 tunnel facilities.

The amendment, offered by Senator Dan Driscoll, replaced language that would have directly diverted tax receipts with language that appropriates the funds to the Department of Transportation and earmarks the first $50,000,000 for tunnel entrances and tunnel repairs on I‑80. \"Folks, what this does is, kinda runs the bill back to its original intent,\" Driscoll told the Senate during debate.

Supporters said the amendment clarifies the fiscal treatment of the revenue and provides a faster way to get funds to the Wyoming Department of Transportation (YDOT) for urgent tunnel work. Senator Hicks, who raised concerns about tracking and long‑term budgeting, said the amendment's change from a diversion to an appropriation means the funding will be visible in future budgets: \"There\u001a's a fundamental difference between a diversion and an appropriation... it will show up in the budget, and it'll say it's an ongoing expense.\" Senator Jones described travel conditions through the tunnel and urged passage: \"It's just a matter of time before we have another accident in there... we need to get this money to the DOT.\"

Senator Driscoll said the change preserves the current funding source while making it appropriated out of the state general fund mechanism so the tunnel money can be available immediately; he added that the appropriation would revert to the highway fund if federal funding later becomes available. \"We're now gonna take the money out of the general fund... This is gonna get us on the right track,\" Driscoll said.

The Senate adopted the amendment by roll call. The clerk announced the adoption of the amendment with the tally read on the floor: \"On the amendment, 29 aye, 2 no.\" The body then proceeded to final passage of the bill; the chief clerk announced the closing vote on final passage on the floor as recorded: \"House bill 33, 20 5 I, 6 no.\" The clerk then declared House Bill 33 passed by the Senate.

The amendment and passage set out an immediate funding path for highway maintenance and for repairs to the I‑80 tunnel system, and include a mechanism described on the floor for backfilling the Local School Revenue Account (LSRA) when sales-and-use taxes are reconciled at fiscal year end.

Implementation and next steps will depend on budget actions and on coordination with YDOT. Senators who supported the amendment said they intend to pursue long‑term highway funding solutions after this initial appropriation.

Votes at a glance and committee referrals recorded on the floor also show the bill moved through the conference and committee processes prior to final passage.","The Wyoming Senate adopted a substantive amendment to House Bill 33 that converts a proposed diversion of sales-and-use tax receipts into an appropriation and directs the first $50,000,000 to I‑80 tunnel work; the amended bill then passed on final reading.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Senate action on a package of bills including conference reports and concurrence requests

Senate passes House Bill 72, "Protecting Women's Privacy in Public Spaces," after extensive floor debate

Senate amends and passes House Bill 33, directing an initial $50 million toward I‑80 tunnel repairs