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House rejects overhaul of zoning protest process; bill to modify petitions moves forward after failed repeal amendment
Summary
On Feb. 18 the Wyoming House debated Senate File 40, amendments to city and town zoning protest petitions. Lawmakers rejected a floor amendment that would have deleted new protest provisions and debated the balance between speeding development and preserving local protest rights. The bill passed the House on third reading.
The Wyoming House debated and then approved Senate File 40 on Feb. 18 after floor debate over proposed deletions to the bill’s zoning protest provisions.
Senate File 40, sponsored by the Appropriations Committee and described on the floor as amending city and town zoning protest petition procedures, was the subject of several third‑reading amendments. Representative Harrelson moved an amendment to relocate certain language within statute to a different section for clarity; that amendment was adopted on third reading.
Representative Washington moved a more consequential amendment (third‑reading amendment number…
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