Wyoming Legislature

Under current Wyoming law, leaving your car running unattended is illegal.

The idea of making I-80 a toll road is not new, in fact, it's been under discussion since at least 2010 when the state conducted a study of the concept.

The bill would classify child sex changes as child abuse.

"We are committed to fiscal responsibility and reducing tax burdens that are hurting the men and women who are working hardest."

Medicaid Expansion has been a contentious issue in the legislature for many years. Proposals to expand the program in Wyoming have repeatedly been defeated.

Besides the final House vote of 43-15 yesterday, the Senate earlier approved the bill obn a 22-8 vote.

House Bill 106 would not legalize pot, as people using or possessing less than three ounces of weed would still be liable for a fine of up to $100.

House leaders killed both bills on Monday by not bringing them up for first reading by the end of the day.

But the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday added language to the bill making a second offense under the bill a felony.

Jared Olsen [R-Laramie County], the bill's primary sponsor, said that in voting for the measure "I'll be voting for liberty, I'll be voting for access to medicine.''

Both House Bill 82 and House Bill 209 are slated for discussion by the Wyoming House Judiciary Committee in a meeting slated for 8 a.m. Friday.

The final committee vote was 4-1 in favor, with Senators Cooper, Nethercott, French, and Kolb voting yes, and Senator R.J. Kost voting "no for now."