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Budget amendments reshape Senate’s spending priorities; petroglyph protection, Board of Control funding moved

Wyoming State Senate · February 20, 2026
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Summary

On the third reading of the biennial budget (Senate File 1), senators debated and voted on multiple third-reading amendments — several failed and several were adopted — affecting capital accounts, vehicle purchases, cultural resource funding and water-project funding sources.

The Wyoming Senate took up the biennial budget (Senate File 1) on Feb. 20 and considered a long series of third-reading amendments that altered funding sources and added program-level items.

Senator Larson introduced Third-Reading Amendment No. 1 (capital preservation reappropriation language) and said it would avoid doubling funds for keeping the state capitol open on weekends; that amendment failed on a roll call (12 aye, 19 no). He later brought Amendment No. 2, which would reduce vehicle-purchase…

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