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House signs enrolled acts, adopts concurrence and conference reports and passes consent-list bills
Summary
On Feb. 24, 2025, the Wyoming House signed several enrolled acts, concurred with a Senate amendment to House Bill 42, adopted a conference committee report on Senate File 77 and approved multiple Senate bills on a consent list. Several measures were read and assigned to committees for further work.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — During its Feb. 24, 2025 session the Wyoming House of Representatives completed several formal actions: the Speaker signed multiple enrolled acts, the chamber concurred with Senate amendments to a House bill, adopted a conference committee report on a Senate file and approved a set of Senate bills on a consent calendar.
Enrolled acts signed: The House signed several enrolled acts that were presented for the Speaker’s signature. Among them: - House Enrolled Act 24 (originally House Bill 172): Repeals certain gun-free zones and clarifies that the state legislature may regulate firearms, with exceptions and rulemaking required. The presiding officer declared, "I have so signed," after the enrolled act was presented. - House Enrolled Act 25 (originally House Bill 264): Prohibits state agencies from requiring a central bank digital currency as payment and restricts certain spending of public funds; the enrolled act was signed by the Speaker. - Senate Enrolled Act 21 (originally Senate File 168): Repeals the budget reserve account and prescribes transfers and reporting; signed by the presiding officer. - Senate Enrolled Act 22 (originally Senate File 64): Addresses livestock identification for disease traceability and related responsibilities; signed by the presiding officer.
Concurrence with Senate amendments — House Bill 42: Representative Rodriguez Williams moved the motion to concur with Senate message 337 (amendments to House Bill 42). She described the changes as technical corrections and definition adjustments. The House voted to concur with the Senate amendments; the chief clerk announced the vote: 55 aye, 6 no, 1 excused.
Conference committee adoption — Senate File 77: Representative Andrew moved the joint conference committee report on Senate File 77. Representatives involved in the conference committee said they returned the bill largely to the Senate-engrossed version at the sponsor’s request, removing a provision that would have created an exception to governmental immunity. The House adopted the conference report by roll call: 54 aye, 6 no, 2 excused.
Consent calendar — multiple Senate files passed: The House approved a consent list of nine Senate files on third reading by voice and roll-call votes. Bills on the consent list that were enacted by the legislature include (titles summarized): - Senate File 4 (state park peace officers definition and authority) - Senate File 61 (pollution-control property tax exemption applicability) - Senate File 75 (coroner investigations and disposition of decedent property) - Senate File 82 (omnibus water planning and development) - Senate File 114 (missing persons reporting requirement) - Senate File 130 (emergency assistance and immunity for mental health services) - Senate File 143 (public monies, deposits, and credit unions) - Senate File 151 (monthly revenue distribution amendments)
The chief clerk recorded the consent-list outcome as passing the House with an overall tally reported for the group (votes on individual files and any specific changes were read and recorded during session). The House later moved additional bills through second and third readings, introduced new Senate files for committee referral and completed committee reports on several measures.
Procedural notes and next steps: The House also received numerous committee reports, reassigned several Senate files to different committees for hearings, and announced upcoming committee meetings.
Reported floor movers and presiding officers (selected): - Representative Rodriguez Williams (moved concurrence on HB42) - Representative Andrew (moved adoption of joint conference committee report to SF77) - Speaker (presiding; signed enrolled acts) - Chief Clerk (called roll and reported tallies)
Authorities mentioned: the enrolled acts and senate/house bill numbers as recorded on the House floor were read into the record; specific statutory citations were not read aloud during these motions.
Why it matters: The signed enrolled acts are now presented as enacted measures from the legislature; concurrence and conference report adoptions resolve interchamber differences for the named bills. The consent-list passage moved a set of Senate measures forward without extended floor debate.
Votes at a glance (selected): - Concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 42 — Passed, 55 aye, 6 no, 1 excused. - Adopt joint conference committee report to Senate File 77 — Passed, 54 aye, 6 no, 2 excused. - Consent-list grouped passage (nine Senate files listed above) — Passed; reported 60 ayes with 2 excused on several voice/roll calls noted during the session.
For reporters: the House also read and assigned numerous Senate files to committees (e.g., Senate File 116 to Judiciary; Senate File 148 to Appropriations) and announced re-referrals of bills to allow committee consideration in the remaining session days.
