House overrides governor's veto on bill expanding legislative review of agency rules

The Wyoming House of Representatives voted 48-13 to override the governor's veto of Senate Enrolled Act 59, originally filed as Senate File 127, a bill that expands legislative review of administrative rulemaking.

Lawmakers spent roughly an hour debating the measure on the floor, with supporters saying it increases transparency and lawmakers' ability to ensure agency rules reflect legislative intent, and opponents saying it would expand state government and create recurring workload and costs for legislators.

Representative Yen said he opposed the bill and declined to support the override, arguing the measure would push Wyoming away from a "citizen legislature." "I voted against it for a simple reason, separation of powers," Yen said. "It was putting us on a further track towards no longer being a citizen legislature and putting us towards the track of being a full time…