Title 28 — Title 28 — Legislature

President of senate to preside over joint sessions; powers. Whenever the senate and house of representatives of the legislature of the state of Wyoming shall meet in joint session, for the transaction of any business whatsoever, the duly elected and qualified president of the sen…

Length of legislative sessions. (a) The general and budget session of the Wyoming legislature shall commence on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years and shall continue for an additional thirty-nine (39) legislative working days unless both houses agree to an earlie…

Additional employees. At any time during the session of the legislature when the employment of additional persons may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties imposed upon the legislature, the senate and house of representatives are hereby authorized to employ suc…

Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 36, § 1.

Preservation of records. The original minutes, receipt books and miscellaneous records of the state legislature deposited with the secretary of state shall be retained by the secretary of state for a period of three (3) years. The original house bills and senate files shall be re…

Resignation of office. Resignation of the office of a member of the senate or house of representatives shall be made to the governor, who shall immediately notify the state central committee of the party which the member represented at the time of his election under W.S. 22-6-120…

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Committee" means any duly constituted committee of the legislature, any standing committee of either house of the legislature, joint interim committee of the legislature, special investigating committee established by joint resolution of…

Oaths. Any Wyoming legislator or designated staff members of the legislature are empowered to administer oaths to witnesses in any matter under investigation by the legislature, council, or committee.

Issuance and service of subpoena; privilege of witness; witness fees and expenses. (a) The presiding officer of either house of the legislature, the council, or a committee may issue a subpoena upon request of a majority of the members of the body. Subpoenas also may be issued on…

Failure to appear; refusal to testify or produce documents; disturbances. (a) Any person having been subpoenaed as a witness by the authority of the legislature, council or committee to give testimony or produce books, papers or other documents relevant to the matter under inquir…

Certification of violations for prosecution. Whenever any witness subpoenaed to appear or produce documents before the legislature, council, or any committee, fails to appear to testify, refuses to be sworn, fails to answer any question relevant to matter under inquiry, fails to …

documents. Court order to appear to testify or produce In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the legislature, council, or any committee, the presiding officer of the body shall apply to the district court for the district in which the proceedings are being held, for an …

Joint meetings of legislative standing committees; introduction and passage of budget bill. (a) The joint appropriations committee shall sit in open sessions while considering the budget and shall begin meetings not less than twenty (20) days prior to the convening of the budget …

Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 129, § 204.

Submission of state agency plans to legislature; contents; purposes. (a) To assist the legislature in its deliberations, every state agency shall: (i) No later than December 1, 1994, prepare and thereafter maintain a statement of policies and statutory authority that guide the pr…

Continuous planning; performance budgeting. (a) On or before July 1, 1995, and by March 31 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the governor shall define state goals and objectives in the following areas: (i) Education; (ii) Regulatory and economic development; (iii) Natural res…

Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 34, § 1.

Legislative review of state revenue distribution formulae; reports required. The joint revenue interim committee shall submit a report to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2004, and by December 1 of each fourth year thereafter, reviewing the distribution formulae for fe…

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1981, ch. 76, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 165, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, § 7.

Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, § 7.

Repealed by Laws 1992, ch. 1, § 7.

Repealed By Laws 2002, Ch. 1, § 3.

Legislative districts generally; definitions; legislative findings. (a) As used in W.S. 28-2-116 through 28-2-119: (i) "Census block" means a geographic area of the state of Wyoming specified by the United States bureau of the census in accordance with the 2020 decennial census a…

Effective date of changes in legislative districts; election of holdover senators. (a) Changes in all legislative districts are effective for the 2022 general election cycle and the sixty-seventh legislature. (b) Members for senate districts designated as oddnumbered districts in…

Senate legislative districts; list of nested house districts formed to create senate districts. (a) Subsection (b) of this section creates legislative districts for the Wyoming senate consisting of the numbered legislative districts contained therein. There shall be one (1) senat…

House legislative districts; lists of census blocks for split voter tabulation districts in the house of representatives. (a) Subsection (b) of this section creates legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives consisting of the numbered legislative districts con…

President. (a) There shall be a president of the senate whose duties shall be: (i) To take the chair at the hour fixed for the meeting of the senate, and call the members to order; (ii) To announce the business before the senate in the order in which it is to be taken up; (iii) T…

Vice-president. There shall be a vice-president of the senate, who, in the absence of the president, shall exercise all the powers and authority of the president, and shall perform all his duties.

Employees generally. (a) At the beginning of each session of the legislature, the senate thereof shall engage such employee personnel for said session, upon respective compensation bases, as decided by it. (b) The senate may authorize personnel to be employed beyond the adjournme…

(a) Chief clerk. There shall be a chief clerk whose duties shall be: (i) the senate; To keep a correct journal of the proceedings of (ii) To read aloud all papers handed to him for that purpose by any member; (iii) To certify and transmit to the house of representatives all bills…

Initial calling of house to order; election of temporary speaker. Upon the assemblage of the state legislature upon the first day of each regular session thereof, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to call the house of representatives to order at twelve (12:00) o'cloc…

Speaker; speaker pro tem. (a) There shall be a speaker of the house who shall take the chair at the hour fixed for the meeting of the house, and call the members to order, and shall perform the following duties: (i) To announce the business before the house in the order in which …

Employees generally. (a) At the beginning of each session of the legislature, the house of representatives thereof shall engage such employee personnel for said session, upon respective compensation bases, as decided by it. (b) The house may authorize personnel to be employed bey…

(a) follows: Chief clerk. There shall be a chief clerk whose duties shall be as (i) the house; To keep a correct journal of the proceedings of (ii) To read aloud all papers handed to him for that purpose by any member; (iii) To certify to, and transmit to the senate, all bills, r…

Computation of mileage. In determining the mileage it shall be computed by the most direct highway route.

Additional compensation of president of senate and speaker of house. The president of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives, shall each receive three dollars ($3.00) per day for his services, in addition to his compensation as a member of the legislature, and sha…

Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 35, § 1.

Repealed By Laws 2013, Ch. 35, § 1.

Constituent service allowance. (a) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 59, § 2. (b) Each member of the legislature is entitled to receive a constituent service allowance as provided under this section. This allowance is intended to defray expenses incurred by each member in providing serv…