Wyoming Senate adopts multiple bills, lays back one for more review

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 measures that raise liability or fiscal questions.

Votes at a glance

- Consent list (moved by the majority floor leader): included Senate Files 19, 27, 36, 56, 57 and 59. The consent list itself passed and each listed bill was acted on at third reading as recorded below. - Senate File 19 (Impact assistance payments, maximum percentages and review) — Passed on third reading: 24 ayes, 6 no, 1 excused. - Senate File 27 (Wyoming National Guard member referral amendments) — Passed on third reading: 27 ayes, 3 no, 1 excused. - Senate File 36 (Music therapy use of title) — Passed on third reading: 17 ayes, 13 no, 1 excused. - Senate File 56 (Providing false information to registered agents) — Passed on third reading: 30 ayes, 1 excused. - Senate File 57 (911 service reporting) — Passed on third reading: 27 ayes, 3 no, 1 excused. - Senate File 59 (Registered agents, release of records) — Passed on third reading: 29 ayes, 1 no, 1 excused. - Senate File 48 (Business Property Exemption) — Passed on third reading: 22 ayes, 9 no. - Senate File 49 (Tangible Personal Property index and depreciation) — Passed on third reading (final recorded roll call affirmed passage). - Senate File 99 (Game and Fish property tax exemption, as amended on third reading) — Passed on third reading: unanimous recorded ayes (31 ayes recorded). - Senate File 90 (Youth organizations in schools) — Passed on third reading: 28 ayes, 3 no.

Other actions

- Senate File 88 and Senate File 91 (both containing appropriations) were re‑referred to Committee #2 (Appropriations) for further consideration. - Senate File 30 (Wyoming Investment in Veterans Mental Health) was re‑referred from Committee #8 to Committee #2 (Appropriations). - Senate File 26 (Protection of Military Equipment) was laid back one day after senators asked for additional detail on the definition, training and chain of command for newly defined “state security officers.”

Floor activity and next steps

Senators used voice votes and standing divisions for some amendments and roll calls for third readings. Several bills that passed will proceed to the other chamber per legislative process; bills re‑referred to Appropriations will be scheduled for that committee. Senate File 26 must return with either sponsor answers or revised language before further action.

Attributions and context

Senators who spoke during debate and roll call included Senator Pappas (chairing and speaking on committee referrals), Senator Case (raising questions on SF 26), Senator Anderson (objecting to certain tax relief measures on grounds of local fiscal impact), and others recorded on roll calls. Where roll call totals were recorded in the transcript, they are listed above. Where the transcript recorded a final roll call without a clearly transcribed numeric tally, the article reports the final passage outcome without an inferred numeric breakdown.