Lawmakers begin work on new bills after voting against special session
It seems like we're getting closer and closer to a full-time legislature, which is a bit scary.
June 18, 2024
Related to this, and acknowledging that electric vehicles are coming, a draft bill for the 2025 legislature proposes to tax electric vehicle charging. While that sounds punitive, the thought it that it will make up for lost gasoline taxes used for roads. The introductory part of that bill:
September 24, 2024
The final makeup of the 2025 legislature isn't known yet, but as some other things posted today demonstrate, its fairly likely, although not certain, that the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, a populist (not conservatives) entity that's really a political party in its own right, will control the House.
If this comes to pass, it'll make for a massively contentious legislative session. The populist have already been extremely disruptive in the legislature, and now they'll be expected to advance their agenda, which in some instances are actually completely unworkable. Should their views on taxation advance, for instance, it'll bankrupt local governments and reduce Wyoming to an overall sort of Appalachia in terms of government services.
Additionally, the hypocrisy of Wyoming positions on the Federal government will rapidly come to the forefront. Can we really give the US government the middle finger, while accepting highway and disaster money?
Are we going to fight wildlands fires on our own?
Indeed, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus may be the biggest gift to the Wyoming Democratic Party imaginable.
In the meantime, it's the outgoing legislature, not the incoming one, that's working on bills for the 2025 session. These are the ones being considered right now.
Appropriations
- 25LSO-0161 v0.6 Property conveyances near critical infrastructure.
- 25LSO-0163 v0.6 Protecting critical infrastructure from foreign adversaries.
- 25LSO-0064 v0.5 Public property and buildings-amendments.
- 25LSO-0051 v0.8 Local approval for historic horse racing permitting.
- 25LSO-0052 v0.6 Wyoming gaming commission composition.
- 25LSO-0053 v0.5 Pari-mutuel wagering-breakage.
- 25LSO-0062 v0.8 Gaming-amendments.
- 25LSO-0065 v0.5 Consolidation of gaming.
- 25LSO-0219 v0.3 Quantity and locations for historic horse racing devices.
- 25LSO-0232 v0.3 Interstate export of Wyoming horseracing.
Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology
- 25LSO-0086 v0.7 Digital ledger filing system development.
- 25LSO-0071 v0.5 Select Committee on Blockchain and emerging technologies.
- 25LSO-0149 v0.4 Unlawful dissemination of misleading synthetic media.
- 25LSO-0150 v0.4 Misleading synthetic media-elections.
- 25LSO-0090 v0.7 Defense of state banking.
- 25LSO-0088 v0.6 Data privacy-government entities.
- 25LSO-0089 v0.5 Name, image, likeness and personal data.
- 25LSO-0081 v0.3 Secretary of state-expedited filings.
- 25LSO-0086 v0.4 Digital ledger filing system development.
- 25LSO-0071 v0.4 Select Committee on Blockchain and emerging technology.
- 25LSO-0088 v0.3 Data privacy-government entities.
- 25LSO-0028 v0.5 Special purpose depository institutions-amendments.
- 25LSO-0090 v0.4 Defense of state banking.
Select Committee on Capital Financing & Investments
- 25LSO-0125 v0.5 Local government funds-direct investment in equities.
- 25LSO-0126 v0.5 Local government funds-pooled equity investments.
- 25LSO-0152 v0.3 Investment manager and alternative investment approval.
- 25LSO-0153 v0.2 Investment modernization-state nonpermanent funds.
- 25LSO-0127 v0.4 Amending Wyoming's act of admission for leases and earnings.
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Education
- 25LSO-0097 v0.5 Preschool and kindergarten readiness.
- 25LSO-0094 v1.1 Reading assessment and intervention amendments.
- 25LSO-0095 v1.0 Medicaid billing for school-based services.
- 25LSO-0096 v1.0 Career technical education funding.
- 25LSO-0098 v1.0 Consolidation of career technical education grants.
- 25LSO-0093 v1.1 Charter schools as local education agencies.
Judiciary
- 25LSO-0131 v0.5 Use of fraudulent documents to wrongfully possess property.
- 25LSO-0002 v0.5 Residential property-removal of unlawful occupant.
- 25LSO-0128 v0.4 State's right of appeal in criminal cases.
- 25LSO-0123 v0.4 Disclosure of sensitive information-law enforcement.
- 25LSO-0124 v0.5 Restoration of rights amendments.
- 25LSO-0129 v0.4 Settlement agreements for minors-parental authorization.
- 25LSO-0130 v0.4 Governmental claims-maximum liability amounts.
- 25LSO-0218 v0.3 Municipal courts-maximum penalties-2.
- 25LSO-0121 v0.4 Protection order amendments.
- 25LSO-0122 v0.5 Protection orders-effective during appeal or review.
- 25LSO-0004 v0.7 Department of family services-confidentiality amendments.
- 25LSO-0103 v0.11 Treatment courts-amendments.
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
- 25LSO-0092 v0.5 Oil and gas bonding-options for federal wells.
- 25LSO-0141 v0.4 Oil and gas bonding-options for federal wells-2.
- 25LSO-0042 v0.5 Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery stimulus.
- 25LSO-0043 v0.4 Enhanced oil recovery-severance tax exemption.
- 25LSO-0039 v0.4 Oil and gas conservation commission-regulation of pits.
- 25LSO-0040 v0.4 Manufacturing sales and use tax exemption-amendments.
- 25LSO-0044 v0.6 Industrial production inventory-exemption.
- 25LSO-0120 v0.4 Amortization of sales and use tax.
- 25LSO-0045 v0.5 Integrated test center-governance.
- 25LSO-0001 v0.4 Limited mining operations-amendments.
- 25LSO-0067 v0.7 Industrial siting-impact assistance payments.
- 25LSO-0069 v0.7 Impact assistance payments-maximum percentages and review.
- 25LSO-0041 v0.5 Industrial siting-tribal notification.
- 25LSO-0046 v0.7 Wyoming energy independence-excess capacity.
- 25LSO-0142 v0.2 Wyoming energy independence-rate recovery and reliability.
- 25LSO-0143 v0.2 Wyoming energy independence-fire funds.
- 25LSO-0111 v0.5 Small customer electricity generation.
Select Committee on School Facilities
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
- 25LSO-0059 v0.5 Mule and whitetail deer-separate hunting seasons.
- 25LSO-0057 v0.6 Hunting license application fees increase.
- 25LSO-0056 v0.5 Game and fish property tax exemption.
- 25LSO-0058 v0.5 Hunting licenses-weighted bonus points system.
- 25LSO-0061 v0.3 State park peace officers-definition and scope of authority.
- 25LSO-0060 v0.4 Snowmobile user fee increase.
October 4, 2024.
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