Wyoming Senate adopts multiple conference committee reports and concurs on several bills
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On March 5, 2026, the Wyoming Senate adopted multiple joint conference committee reports and concurred with House amendments on several bills, including measures on election system testing, education funding, and health- and wildlife-related statutes. Several items passed with large majorities; one major education bill prompted extended floor discussion.
The Wyoming Senate on March 5 adopted a string of joint conference committee reports and concurred with the House on multiple bills as the chamber completed the last day for third reading.
The Senate took roll-call votes on a series of conference committee reports and concurrence requests, approving measures on election system testing, long-term homeowner tax exemption revisions, capital construction, forestry and wildland fire modules, hospital pricing transparency, motor vehicle tax treatment between family members, K–12 public school finance recalibration and hunting-license changes. The president signed a series of enrolled acts earlier in the session.
Votes at a glance: Senate File 28 (election voting machine and voting system tests) —1 adopted (29 aye, 2 no). House Bill 45 (long-term homeowner tax exemption revisions) —1 adopted (22 aye, 1 no, 8 conflicts recorded). House Bill 111 (state-funded capital construction) —1 adopted (28 aye, 3 no). House Bill 36 (forestry division/wildland fire modules) —1 adopted (28 aye, 3 no). Concurrence granted for Senate File 23 (outpatient examination and commitment length) —1 (30 aye, 1 no). Concurrence granted for Senate File 57 (transparency and hospital service pricing) —1 (30 aye, 1 no, 1 conflict). Concurrence granted for Senate File 61 (motor vehicle sales to family members not taxable) —1 (31 aye). Concurrence granted for Senate File 81 (K—612 public school finance recalibration) —1 (31 aye). Concurrence granted for Senate File 66 (donated hunting licenses amendments) —1 (31 aye).
Senator Landon, speaking on the conference report for Senate File 28, defended the Senate position after House changes, saying in floor remarks that the Senate had "roughed them up pretty good, and they signed it," urging colleagues to vote aye. Other senators described conference outcomes as compromises reached after negotiations with House conferees.
Why it matters: The batch of approvals moves a set of bills back toward final enrollment and delivery to the governor, including a recalibration of the K—612 finance model that senators said adjusts technical calculations and appropriations structure. The Senate also acted on bills affecting election procedures, mental-health commitment timelines, hospital-pricing transparency and hunting-license eligibility.
What comes next: With the day's voting complete, the Senate recessed until 2 p.m. for the afternoon. Joint conference committee reports and any potential veto override materials were due to the front desk by 2 p.m. the following day.
Quote: "I think it's fine, and I don't the clerks are okay with this bill, so I think it's good to go," Senator Landon said while urging a quiet aye vote on the conference committee report for Senate File 28.
Notes: Vote tallies reflect the roll-call counts as read on the Senate floor. Some senators recorded "conflict" or otherwise withheld a vote on certain items; those were recorded on the floor and are reflected in the roll-call totals as announced by the chief clerk.