Wyoming legislature wraps up session, works to tackle final bills in legislative process
Cheyenne – Since the 63rd Wyoming Legislature convened on Jan. 13 for its 2015 General Session, Wyoming’s 90 citizen legislators have been hard at work debating legislation brought by 12 interim committees and 18 select committees, as well as the legislators themselves.
In wrapping up, Feb. 27 marked the last day for bills to be reported out of committee in the second house. March 2 will be the last day for Committee of the Whole on bills in the second house, and March 3 is the last day for second reading on bills in the second house.
Finally, the last day for third reading on bills in the second house will be March 4. The legislature is scheduled to adjourn by midnight on March 6.
In addition to considering legislation, legislators have been working to recommend interim topics to Management Council and select meeting dates for the coming year.
Below is a list of the status of bills, as of Feb. 28 at 8:30 a.m.
House Bills
HB 1 – General Government Appropriation-2 – Senate Appointed JCC01 Members
HB 4 – Prohibited Livestock Grazing – House Failed in Committee
HB 18 – Drone Protection Act – Senate Referred to Judiciary
HB 35 – Boards and Commissions – Senate Referred to Corporations
HB 56 – Wyoming Food Freedom Act – House Concur Passed
HB 70 – Omnibus Water Bill – Construction – Assigned Chapter Number
HB 75 – Balanced Budget Compact – Senate Referred to Rules
HB 95 – Heavy Vehicle and Commercial Driver’s License – House No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
HB 100 – Highway Funding – House Received for Concurrence
HB 108 – Trespass – Landowner Liability – Senate Passed CoW
HB 121 – Constitutional Convention – Limitations – Senate Passed on Second Reading
HB 124 – Determination of Highway Rights-of-Way on Federal Land – Senate Received for Introduction
HB 133 – United National Agenda 21 – Prohibition on Implementation – House No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
HB 165 – Access to Public Land – House Failed CoW
HB 203 – Livestock Brands – Reciprocity – House Failed CoW
HB 209 – Transfer of Federal Lands – Senate Referred to Journal
HJ 1 – Regulation of Freedom – Senate Passed CoW
HJ 2 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction – House No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
HJ 3 – Free-Roaming Wild Horses – House Assigned HEJR 3
HJ 4 – Balanced Budget Amendment – Senate CoW Passed
HJ 6 – Wyoming Local Food Production – House Assigned HEJR 1
Senate Files
SF 4 – Dry Bean Research – House Passed on Second Reading
SF 7 – Tethering Dogs – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SF 9 – Right to Farm – House Placed on General File
SF 10 – Education Administration – Assigned Chapter Number
SF 12 – Trespassing to Collect Data – House Appointed JCC 1 Members
SF 29 – Motor Vehicle Drivers License Exemptions – Assigned Number SEA 31
SF 30 – Camp Guernsey – Range Management Fund– Senate Concur Failed
SF 36 – Personal Identifying Information – Definitions – House Speaker Signed SEA 20
SF 37 – State Protection of Date Privacy – House Speaker Signed SEA 19
SF 43 – Wyoming Telecommunications Act Revisions – Assigned Number SEA 26
SF 44 – Large Project Funding – House Passed on Second Reading
SF 46 – Fire Misdemeanors – House Adopted Concurrence Report
SF 51 – Water Development – Amendments – House Placed on General File
SF 55 – Omnibus Water Bill – Planning – House Placed on General File
SF 56 – Study on Transfer of Public Lands – House Placed on General File
SF 63 – Predator Ownership – House Appointed JCC 1 Members
SF 68 – Property Rights Ombudsman – Senate Did Not Consider in CoW
SF 69 – Nonresident Allocation of Game Licenses – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SF 80 – Trespassing to Collect Data – Civil Cause of Action – House Placed on General File
SF 126 – Water Quality – House Placed on General File
SF 133 – Bighorn Sheep Relocation – House Passed CoW
SF 134 – Bighorn Sheep Plan – House Passed CoW
SF 137 – Farm License Plates – House Speaker Signed SEA 24
SJ 1 – Right of Privacy – Constitutional Amendment – Failed Senate CoW
SJ 4 – Constitutional Convention – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SJ 5 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SJ 6 – Sage Grouse – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
Signed by Governor Mead
HEA 1 – HB 8 – Landowner indemnification
The most up-to-date information on each bill is available at wyoleg.gov. Look for the final legislative update in the March 7 edition of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, where Wyoming agriculture interest group leaders will weigh in on the session.
Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.
