Update on Wyoming’s legislative session

SHERIDAN (WNE) — Monday marked the 15th day of the Wyoming Legislature’s 37-day general session and with it came the death of 93 bills.

Feb. 3 was the deadline for House bills to be introduced in the House of Representatives. The Senate’s deadline for bill introduction was Jan. 29, and all of the chamber’s 197 Senate files have been introduced and referred to a committee.

Of the 555 bills and joint resolutions the legislature began its session with, 452 remain alive in the legislative process. In addition to the 93 bills that died, 10 more were killed in committees or on the House floor.

A bill dies when its legislative process ends without a vote, such as when it fails to meet a deadline. A bill is killed when its legislative process ends with lawmakers voting against it.

The next legislative deadline is Friday, Feb. 7, when bills must be reported out of committee to remain alive in the process.

Deadlines follow quickly thereafter in a bill’s chamber of origin, with the last day for third reading — which if approved by a roll call vote would send the bill down the hall to the opposite chamber — slated for Feb. 12.

Wyomingites interested in testifying on a bill can do so online or in person. Lists of each committee meeting, and the bills they intend to review are available and typically published the night prior at wyoleg.gov. Links to register to testify are also available and sign-up typically ends one hour before the meeting’s scheduled start time.

The final day of the session is currently slated for March 6.

This story was published on February 5, 2025.