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The consent list originally included eight bills but Representative Harshman removed House Bill 294 because an amendment was pending. The seven bills read and passed on third reading were:

- House Bill 81 (Regulatory reduction; mortgage loan origination licensing) — vote recorded: 59 aye, 3 excused.
- House Bill 219 (County and municipal roads on state lands; easements) — vote recorded: 58 aye, 1 no, 3 excused.
- House Bill 234 (Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act amendments) — vote recorded: 56 aye, 3 no, 3 excused.
- House Bill 264 (Central bank digital currencies prohibitions) — vote recorded: 50 aye, 9 no, 3 excused.
- House Bill 299 (Online sports wagering amendments) — vote recorded: 45 aye, 14 no, 3 excused.
- House Bill 311 (Exemption for transported fuel and power sales amendments) — vote recorded: 55 aye, 4 no, 3 excused.
- House Bill 323 (SNAP benefits waiver request amendments) — vote recorded: 48 aye, 11 no, 3 excused.

The reading clerk announced each bill’s blurb before the roll-call. For example, the clerk read that House Bill 311 “sponsored by Representative Locke [is] exemption for transported fuel and power sales amendments, an act relating to taxation and revenue,” and similar one-line descriptions were read for each bill before the vote.

Having received the affirmative vote of a majority of members elected to the House, the clerk announced the bills had passed and they will be enrolled and transmitted according to usual procedures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Floor Session-Day 20, February 10, 2025-AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Wyoming House passed seven bills on third-reading consent after the reading clerk listed and members voted on the consent list; one bill (HB294) was removed earlier for amendment and was not part of the consent passage.","taxTitle","House of Representative, Committees, Legislative, Wyoming","taxId",30484,"location","Wyoming","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6342452,"House adopts rule change to clarify votes on ‘delete the enacting clause’ motions",637,1487000,2124000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e&start=1487&end=2124","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e/thumbnail_1487000.jpg","/articles/6342452/Wyoming/House-adopts-rule-change-to-clarify-votes-on-delete-the-enacting-clause-motions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342452-be8737f1b3d9bd7a87821de90af85744/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108693&Signature=olJCMO8ZSwDGZCaxE8X3M5yQ7f3ISfHyvZcABMwle51bgT~ghtW6OZQha0uDwWWmDXuIvgrzTr3L3XOjAEnoSr16z~mFAyKZcUgdWUe9riMo~k5AUxTGm1dNYA2JMaVu2S51YkdHsJZI7cgucGV8w1P1A8C5Z0dz1-KcAPYhAKXwiy8r8qe3M3BamKJlJhF1jLQa5UOOb6WNPt2-IPbXUnckVpjPw6nBFZUnNiWLEIvrDtwh1ebArjzCcyv3oBvh8tR1-mIx0WNB8cQRQEilOvNQht-WukMs8rxOo3xNjua-balwyorsdFbtokdkwM6~tohxkW0V78EIYnixKgvq1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wyoming House adopted an internal rules change, House Rule 12-9 section d (HR-17), clarifying how the chamber handles a “delete the enacting clause” amendment when members have voted to end debate.

Representative Yen sponsored the rule amendment and said it “enshrines what we did exactly last week” and is intended to give future legislatures clear procedure when the question is called against a delete-the-enacting-clause amendment. She described the change as an efficiency fix so the chamber does not encounter “hiccups in any future legislature.”

Opponents said the change could curtail debate. Representative Wharf said he opposed the amendment because it “will cease debate” and worried it limits the body’s ability to determine when debate should end. Representative Provenza and other supporters replied that the rule applies only after the body has already adopted the motion to end debate (House Rule 12-9), so the new section simply clarifies what happens to the delete-the-enacting-clause amendment once debate is ended by a two-thirds vote.

The chief clerk called the roll under House Rule 1-3 (a two-thirds threshold for rule changes); the record shows 57 aye, 2 no, 3 excused. The presiding officer announced, “By your vote, House rule 12 dash 9, section d has been adopted.” Representative Yen said the change does not alter the established requirement that ending debate itself requires a two-thirds vote.

The rule change will take effect immediately as an internal House rule and will govern the chamber’s procedure for handling delete-the-enacting-clause amendments going forward.","The Wyoming House adopted House Rule 12-9(d) (HR-17), clarifying the handling of ‘delete the enacting clause’ amendments after the motion to end debate; the change passed 57–2 with 3 excused.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6342457,"House recalls House Bill 128 from committee after roll call, floor raises procedural challenge",458,946000,1404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e&start=946&end=1404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e/thumbnail_946000.jpg","/articles/6342457/Wyoming/House-recalls-House-Bill-128-from-committee-after-roll-call-floor-raises-procedural-challenge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342457-4808718b6f4d1efc2308632aaf65cec7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108693&Signature=YfKgvZ-kpEtgWqlxdiyVF3TfFK7jzq5S9smAtSVwnq6H1r2CRDWpN4W2wHX8hzPYozfqRdx1HnPVVqq363d6dfTP9RsdQvL1hVjRdktICOa-jWCdiMKDLEEDvZR~m7hYIco8DC2z18wDO2RGTAu4dvam-CeNRN9WQCxmg3qZpD5Al21ZMQ7evWBMUDJebHQheffFHBQzO1wRdcg56Wp8lPPDHnzXX0gqjy95~dbzn1Ljwvg7U3SgzvE9MqlITQ~wURsGSV3mM26nK635Sut0sGtid6RaoChUYEtw5iyWO~t5EyStopfdqOsTyCVnREDJ6NWYOYt5LLSEmqJce0Li3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wyoming House voted to recall House Bill 128 (public-health emergency definition amendments) from Committee 10 for further consideration, but members raised a procedural dispute immediately after the roll call.

Representative McCann moved the recall under House Rule 5-6 and the motion was seconded by members to meet the five-member requirement for a recall under that rule. After debate about whether the committee had held a hearing on the bill, the House proceeded to a roll-call vote. The chief clerk recorded the vote as 31 aye, 28 no, 3 excused; the chair announced, “Having received a majority vote of the elected members, House Bill 128 is recalled from committee number 10.”

Shortly after that announcement Representative Harshman raised a point of order and questioned whether the motion required a majority of members elected or a majority of members present. A member asked for clarification because 31 aye votes is not a majority of the full House if the full membership number is considered; the speaker and clerk indicated the announced count was correct. Later in the exchange a representative said, “That is true. Very good. So, Mr. Speaker, I would say the motion failed,” and another voice said, “The motion did fail then.” The transcript records both the initial announcement that the bill was recalled and the subsequent floor point of order and disagreement over whether the threshold had been met. The record in this transcript does not include a final, uncontested resolution to that point of order.

Representative Yen, who explained the recall motion on the floor, said the committee had “basically just ran out of time and…[she is] just trying to do due diligence to try and get this bill forwarded a little bit further.” Other members, including Representative Harshman, said the bill had not been heard in committee and questioned why it should be recalled without a committee hearing.

Because the transcript records both the roll-call announcement and an immediate point of order challenging the threshold, this report limits itself to what the House record shows on the floor: (1) a recall motion was made and the clerk called a roll; (2) a 31–28 vote with three excused was announced; and (3) a point of order was raised immediately after the announcement challenging whether the required majority had been achieved. The transcript does not include a final disposition resolving the point of order on the record provided here.","The Wyoming House voted to recall House Bill 128 from committee, setting up further consideration; members later raised a point of order about whether the roll-call met the required majority of elected members.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6342461,"House committee advances $5.6M in new water-development projects, adds emergency measures for LaPrelle irrigators",5709,4412000,10121000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e&start=4412&end=10121","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2255041-168673164c828c5656336464d4d5b45e/thumbnail_4412000.jpg","/articles/6342461/Wyoming/House-committee-advances-56M-in-new-water-development-projects-adds-emergency-measures-for-LaPrelle-irrigators","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6342461-c5ae639799a7847ee84d0bc4e1fc58d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108693&Signature=HLiHbOE3MGzEOKr3hPsfMCCzv7J6jpjEnR74221ZukaLwq0cywJ5van8~0OrjzWjZH6Xe8HwwWRdjjj4vtGYwMuVnXL9Gte6BLv5ygOEvk3OgQecws4Ci~vVQrDVM1MDJEMUkmO1h7TsC97QRRtGs-2mFECvxsEQ~LBQ-Qt3T2NT8f~c-~IcEFtqpfra7UoBtcFjC42tYBb7BPII54hthUu2WRmUWDWbmcvJ6IjoVsw8rzibPUuOIdUCfe3qQwTyRf~YYmFxkUQPRatEbOP7RHGLdV1EU5TErWrUaPaJGG1T-m28VLGyZ9yiI~aPsQAbHiPJELXacGJjcdqoqu0ZUg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wyoming House Committee of the Whole voted to advance House Bill 117, an omnibus water-construction bill that packages dozens of water projects statewide and includes measures aimed at communities affected by the LaPrelle Dam reconstruction.

The bill, which the Select Water Committee shepherded through the interim, contains new development and rehabilitation projects totaling millions of dollars and several account transfers. Representative Larson JT, who presented the bill on the floor, said the measure “invest[s] in our water infrastructure across the state” and asked members to query project details at the mic or consult the binders provided by local communities and the Water Development Office.

Members debated several floor amendments tied to LaPrelle — the irrigation district where dam work will remove reservoir storage during reconstruction — and a standing-committee amendment that would set aside money to investigate and, if feasible, construct wells to supply irrigators while the dam is replaced. Representative Banks, vice chair of the committee, described the standing-committee amendment as intended to “supplement some of their irrigation needs during that construction time” and said it includes a $20,000,000 appropriation from the LSRA for feasibility studies and possible well construction.

The bill’s text (pages 3–11) lists seven new development Level 3 projects totaling $5,583,000; rehabilitation projects on pages 15–38 totaling roughly $17,000,094; and Level 3 project amendments and time extensions on pages 40–57. Section 3 contains a repeal related to the Aladdin water-supply project, and other sections move or reassign specific account funds, including transfers connected with two wells in Laramie County.

On the standing-committee amendment the House divided the question into two parts. Division 2 (which affected the Alkali Creek project deadline) was debated at length; Representative Larson JT told members the Select Water Committee set the Alkali Creek deadline at 2026 to “light the fire” for easement acquisition. Representative Provenza said the committee extended the date because landowners wanted more time for “good faith negotiations.” After floor debate the body approved Division 2 by voice vote; the clerk recorded that “That amendment has been adopted.”

Division 1 — the $20,000,000 for wells to give irrigators temporary supply while LaPrelle is rebuilt — prompted broader debate over precedent, equity and state responsibility. Supporters said the appropriation responds to state-directed action (the dam work) that will leave irrigators without storage; critics argued the proposal effectively picks winners, questioned whether the state should subsidize private agricultural operations and asked for more technical data on aquifer availability and well costs. Representative Larson Lloyd called for caution, saying similar relief is not extended to other industries in distress. Representative Ginn suggested structuring assistance as a loan program instead of an outright grant so the state could recover funds if appropriate.

After further debate the House adopted Division 1; the clerk again recorded the result as adopted. Members then considered committee-of-the-whole amendments on other topics in the water bill. Committee of the Whole Amendment 1 — language addressing the cloud-seeding program included in HB117 — passed after an extended floor discussion. Representative Schmidt, who brought the amendment, said he wanted a pause and more study of potential long-term effects on wildlife and glaciers; opponents cited modeling and field work indicating measurable streamflow gains and warned that ending cloud seeding could signal lower-basin states that Wyoming is retreating from water-yield measures.

Other amendments were offered and debated: Amendment 3 failed on a voice vote; Amendment 4 (which would have committed previously appropriated redundancy funds to the Bitter Creek revitalization project) initially appeared to pass by voice but then failed a subsequent division vote recorded as 29–30. Representative Larson JT moved the committee’s recommendation that HB117 do pass; after votes on the standing and committee amendments the Committee of the Whole reported the bill do pass.

The debate on HB117 lasted several hours and featured numerous members from both parties pressing for local project priorities; floor leaders reminded members the committee had vetted projects through the Water Development Commission and Select Water Committee during the interim. Representative Larson JT urged colleagues to “vote your conscience” and to consider the statewide implications of individual project choices.

The bill returns to the chamber for further consideration on second reading and any additional amendments or adjustments prior to final passage.","The Wyoming House Committee of the Whole advanced the omnibus water-construction bill (House Bill 117) after hours of debate on LaPrelle Dam, a $20 million proposal for temporary wells, Alkali Creek deadlines and a cloud-seeding provision.","actionData","errors"]

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