State Legislation

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AN ACT relating to the insurance code; specifying requirements for third party access to dental network contracts; providing requirements for the use of virtual credit card payments and other methods of payments for dental services; providing contractual requirements; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; authorizing the board of chiropractic examiners to obtain criminal background checks as specified; requiring applicants for licensure and licensees subject to investigation and disciplinary action by the board of chiropractic examiners to submit fingerprints and other necessary information for a criminal background check; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the budget reserve account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the budget reserve account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to sage grouse implementation and mitigation credits; specifying that operator-offered mitigation measures may be used and approved to address impacts to greater sage-grouse habitat; specifying that eminent domain shall not be used to provide for mitigation activities; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to eminent domain; limiting the exercise of the power of condemnation for energy collector systems; providing compensation standards for condemned property as specified; requiring proof of compliance and notice of condemnation as specified; providing requirements for existing easements; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; repealing an existing provision; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to state funds; requiring the state treasurer and the Wyoming retirement board to provide for proxy voting associated with the investment of state funds; specifying investment criteria to ensure investments are made only on pecuniary factors; providing definitions; authorizing contracts and the use of investment earnings; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; authorizing full‑time positions; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to emergency loan programs; establishing an emergency bridge loan program for small businesses during declared natural disasters; specifying eligibility and requirements for the bridge loan program; specifying terms, conditions and obligations for bridge loans; specifying duties; creating an account; requiring reports; providing a loan; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing new vehicle dealers to establish hourly labor rates and retail parts markup rates to be charged for warranty repairs; specifying procedures for establishing and calculating the rates; providing exceptions; requiring mediation; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to miscellaneous contracts and actions; providing that contractual covenants not to compete are void; providing exceptions; specifying requirements for covenants not to compete for physicians; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

AN ACT relating to recreation safety; adding agritourism as a recreation activity for purposes of the Recreation Safety Act; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.