Post by Logan on Feb 23, 2016 6:06:11 GMT -6
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Legislature faces a time crunch this week that promises to leave many pending bills dead from lack of action.
The House postponed a second reading on more than 50 bills last week to buy time to hear budget amendments. That puts the bills up against a Tuesday deadline that requires all bills to get their second reading in the house in which they were introduced, followed by a Wednesday deadline for bills to get their third and final reading there.
House Speaker Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, said he expects the House will tackle “a ton of bills” today.
“We’ll never get through them all,” Brown said. “But we’ll make the effort and do as much as we can; every one of those bills has got a constituency and it’s important to them.”
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/wyoming-lawmakers-face-time-crunch-as-action-deadline-looms/article_61b7c350-d921-11e5-8ae6-5731c0017707.html
The House postponed a second reading on more than 50 bills last week to buy time to hear budget amendments. That puts the bills up against a Tuesday deadline that requires all bills to get their second reading in the house in which they were introduced, followed by a Wednesday deadline for bills to get their third and final reading there.
House Speaker Kermit Brown, R-Laramie, said he expects the House will tackle “a ton of bills” today.
“We’ll never get through them all,” Brown said. “But we’ll make the effort and do as much as we can; every one of those bills has got a constituency and it’s important to them.”
Read more: www.wyomingnews.com/news/wyoming-lawmakers-face-time-crunch-as-action-deadline-looms/article_61b7c350-d921-11e5-8ae6-5731c0017707.html