Wyoming Freedom Caucus Fills House Negotiating Team Tasked with Bridging $170M Budget Gap

Wyoming Freedom Caucus fills House negotiating team tasked with bridging $170M budget gap

by Maggie Mullen and Maya Shimizu Harris, WyoFile CHEYENNE—It remains to be seen which Senate lawmakers will be responsible for negotiating a unified budget between the Wyoming Legislature’s two chambers. The House named its Joint Conference Committee members late Tuesday afternoon, while the Senate adjourned before doing so.  Whoever is chosen for the task has a $170 million gap to bridge between the House and Senate budget bills.   That’s how …

Wyoming Senate, House Choose Teams To Hash Out $170 Million Budget Gap

Wyoming Senate President Bo Biteman on Wednesday announced the appointment of the five senators to send to smooth out $170 million in budget differences between the Senate and the state House of Representatives. The House picked its members Tuesday.

Budget Session Reaches Halfway Point

The Wyoming Legislature has reached the midway point of the 2026 Budget Session, which began on February 9. Tuesday marked the final day for bills to receive a third reading in the house of origin. Bills that did not pass third reading will not advance to the opposite chamber for further consideration. According to information from the Wyoming Legislative Service Office, at the start of the session, a total of 335 bills and resolutions were numb…