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Wyoming Senate adopts multiple bills, lays back one for more review
Summary
The Wyoming Senate on Jan. 23 passed a group of bills on third reading and by consent, re-referred several appropriations bills to Appropriations, and laid back one measure for further work after questions about who qualifies as a "state security officer."
The Wyoming Senate on Thursday passed a package of bills on third reading and by consent, and re‑referred several measures to the Appropriations Committee while laying one bill back for further review.
The consent list — brought by the majority floor leader and voted on as a block — advanced six bills and the Senate later recorded passage of several individual third‑reading measures. Senate leaders also re‑referred bills with appropriations to the Appropriations Committee and agreed to delay further consideration of Senate File 26, a measure about protection of military equipment, for one day so sponsors could provide additional detail on a newly defined category called “state security officers.”
Why it matters: The package includes measures ranging from technical tax and reporting changes to items with budget implications. The re‑referrals and the layback show the chamber balancing speed on consensus items with requests for more information on…
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