Wyoming House introduces dozens of bills, debates cultivated meat and spending policy; several bills pass

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming House of Representatives met Feb. 3, 2025, and introduced a wide slate of bills before taking votes on a consent package and several measures after debate on select subjects including cultivated meat regulation, the state's permanent trust spending policy and protections for medical prescribing.

The session, presided over by Speaker Chip Nyman, began with roll call and ceremonial remarks and then moved to introduction, reading and referral of bills. The list of introductions included criminal-justice and election measures, tax and revenue proposals, and multiple education and public-health items. Notable introductions included House Bill 111 (hit-and-run penalties), House Bill 329 (Office of Homeland Security amendments), House Bill 291 (financial institution discrimination), House Bill 336 (waiver of parental rights, financial responsibility), and House Bill 328 (residential real property taxable-value changes). Each bill was assigned to committees by the speaker during the introductions.

Why it matters: Lawmakers used the day to place bills into committee for the remainder of session while debating several policy items on the floor that drew extended comment and roll-call votes. Lawmakers flagged the timing: this was the last day bills could be introduced in a house of origin.

Cultivated-meat debate

House Bill 168, described in the reading as a prohibition on "cultivating meat," drew extended floor debate and a floor amendment offered by Representative David Johnson (Representative Johnson moved the amendment). Johnson's amendment would have required that cultivated meat be authorized as safe for human consumption by the U.S. Food and Drug…