I marked it on our companion blog, but not here, with this item: Today In Wyoming's History: May 15:
2020 The Legislature convened in a special session to deal with Coronavirus Pandemic emergency funding.
It seems, as the Tribune noted today, that the legislature had no more adjourned than the Coronavirus Pandemic went from worrisome to a national crisis, albeit not before some members of the legislature had been exposed to it at the CPAC Conference. Anyhow, it's been known for some time that the legislature would have to reconvene to address funding topics that the massive national relief bill created. Governor Gordon didn't view himself as having the authority to direct the money independently, and he was likely quite right.
So the session started yesterday and it may very well wrap up today.
One really interesting bill that's been introduced is a bill to insulate businesses from liability of people are inadvertently exposed to the virus through them. I wasn't able to pull the bill, but it is farsighted to address this as it seems, sooner or later, any major American event ends up in the courts. Indeed, the coronavirus already has as some states have filed a pointless lawsuit against China over them.
Anyhow, my guess is that this bill will pass.
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May 17, 2020
The legislature passed a Coronavirus related budgetary measure yesterday in its special session, which turns out to be just the first of what be at least two special sessions. They're coming back again in June.
A bill that granted immunity from suit and some protection for evicted tenants also passed, although the debate regarding the bill was apparently very heated.
A provision proposing hazard pay for state employees was rejected.
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