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Senate rejects motion to advance bill altering bighorn-sheep reintroduction timing; indefinitely postponed after roll call
Summary
After lengthy debate, the Senate Committee of the Whole failed to advance House Bill 221, which would change the effective date on protections related to bighorn sheep reintroduction; the measure was later deemed indefinitely postponed following a roll-call vote.
House Bill 221, a bill that would change the effective date for statutory protections tied to potential bighorn-sheep reintroduction in a cooperative review area of central Wyoming, was debated at length and ultimately failed to pass the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 21.
Senator French moved the committee recommendation and called on Senator Hicks to explain the bill and the amendments. Supporters argued the original Senate position (adopted previously) already contained significant protections for livestock producers — including authority for the Game and Fish…
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