Committee approves interim study on constitutional reapportionment after hours of rural testimony

Members of the Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee voted to advance Senate File 174, a measure that would create an interim legislative management council to study constitutional apportionment and report recommendations before the 2026 session.

The bill’s sponsors, Senator Ogden Driscoll and Representative Williams, told the committee the measure is intended to give the legislature and the public time to evaluate whether Wyoming’s apportionment process can be reconciled with U.S. constitutional equal‑protection rulings or whether the state constitution should be amended. Senator Driscoll said the panel would hold meetings around the state and “make a good faith effort to apportion itself … in conformance” and, if necessary, propose constitutional changes for the 2026 session.

Why it matters: Speakers described an ongoing tension between the text…