Title 28, Title 28 — Legislature

Confidential communications. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and unless the privilege is waived by the individual legislator involved, the following shall be deemed confidential and privileged: (i) Communications between a legislator and legisla…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Agency" means any authority, bureau, board, commission, department, division, officer or employee of the state, excluding the state legislature and the judiciary; (ii) "Council" means the legislative management council or any committee t…

Powers and duties. (a) The council may: (i) Examine the administrative rules and regulations of any agency to determine if they properly implement legislative intent, are within the scope of delegated authority, and are lawfully adopted; (ii) Require any agency and any officer or…

Submission of rules for review; notice to legislators. (a) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 66, § 2. (b) An agency shall submit copies of adopted, amended or repealed rules to the legislative service office for review pursuant to W.S. 28-9-104 within ten (10) days after the date of the…

Review procedure; time for review; criteria for review. (a) The legislative service office shall review rules submitted under W.S. 28-9-103(b) and report its findings to the council. The legislative service office shall review new rules and include therein any comments from the p…

Review procedure; recommendations. (a) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 66, § 2. (b) The management council may refer the review report to the legislative interim or standing committee which sponsored or handled the legislation which is the authority relied on for the rule being review…

Council recommendations to the agency; time. (a) The council shall submit its approval or its recommendations for amendment or rescission to the governor and to the agency which submitted the rule. (b) The governor, within fifteen (15) days after receiving any council recommendat…

Legislative orders; action required; implementation and enforcement of rules. (a) If the council determines that a rule submitted for review under W.S. 28-9-103(b) does not satisfy one (1) or more of the criteria of W.S. 28-9-104(c), the council may introduce legislation in the n…

Submitting rules to legislative service office required. No rule shall be filed with the secretary of state pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, except an emergency regulation adopted as provided by W.S. 16-3-103(b), unless the rule has been submitted to the legi…

Agency rules; analysis and review. (a) The legislative service office shall review each major rule submitted under this act and report the review in accordance with this section. (b) For each major rule submitted under this act, the legislative service office shall: (i) Not later…

Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of water development commission. (a) Not later than March 31 following each general election, a select water committee shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The president of the senate shall appoint six (6) memb…

Appointment of members; powers and duties. (a) Not later than March 31 following each general election, the president of the senate shall appoint six (6) members of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint six (6) members of the house to a select …

Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of school facilities commission. (a) Not later than March 31 following each general session, the president of the senate shall appoint five (5) members of the senate and the speaker of the house shall appoint five (5) memb…

Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of the wildlife and natural resource trust account board and the outdoor recreation and tourism trust account board. (a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select natural resource funding committee …

Appointment of members; powers and duties. (a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select federal natural resource management committee shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The president of the senate shall appoint three (3) members of the senat…

Appointment of members; powers and duties. (a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select committee on tribal relations shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The president of the senate shall appoint three (3) members of the senate apportioned as…

Appointment of members; powers and duties; executive branch liaisons. (a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select committee on blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology shall be appointed subject to the following: (i) The preside…

Appointments by governor; vacancies. (a) The governor shall submit to the senate the name, address and occupation of each person he proposes for appointment to public office and for which senate advice and consent is required under either the constitution or laws of this state. I…

Senate consideration of gubernatorial appointments; procedure; roll call vote required. (a) The senate, in a manner it determines, shall review the qualifications of each person whose name is submitted to it for consideration in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101(a). (b) After review…

Expiration date of appointees' terms. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective July 1, 1979, after the expiration of the current term of office of each person appointed by the governor and required to be confirmed by the senate, the next term of that office expires o…