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Senate declines rule to bar divisible budget increases; proposal to require offsets fails
2132562 · January 20, 2025
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Summary
A proposal to prohibit dividable increases to general‑fund appropriations and require offsets failed after senators raised concerns about flexibility, legal scope and unintended consequences for other funds.
The Wyoming Senate considered, and then rejected, a proposed rule that would have limited members’ ability to increase general‑fund appropriations within the budget bill without an offsetting cut. Sponsors said the rule would force legislators to live within the appropriations recommended by the Joint Appropriations Committee or to run…
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