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House approves fast-track permit bill after lengthy debate over local control
Summary
House Bill 202, a proposal to impose statewide timelines for local permitting, passed the Wyoming House after an extended floor debate about municipal staffing, local control and due process. The bill passed 40-20 with 2 excused.
The Wyoming House passed House Bill 202, the Fast Track Permits Act, on third reading after extended floor debate focused on whether the state should impose deadlines and procedures on local governments for building permits and related approvals. The final roll call was 40 ayes, 20 noes and 2 excused.
Representative Feiler, the bill sponsor, argued the measure is "pro business and pro development," saying it would provide predictable timelines for applicants who currently face uncertain waits at municipal building departments. "If they're not willing to fix it," Feiler said, "we have to…
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