Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-103 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-103
§ 28-1-103. Additional employees
Status: in_force

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 such additional employees. All persons employed by either house shall at all times serve at the will of the presiding officer of that house.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-11-701 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 28-11-701
§ 28-11-701. Appointment of members; powers and duties; executive branch liaisons
Status: in_force

(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 president of the senate shall appoint four (4) members of the senate apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the senate, provided not more than three (3) of the members shall be from the same political party. The president of the senate shall designate a co-chair of the select committee;

(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint four (4) members of the house apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the house, provided not more than three (3) of the members shall be from the same political party. The speaker of the house shall designate a co-chair of the select committee.

(b) The select committee shall:

(i) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues pertaining to blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology;

(ii) Develop and introduce legislation as necessary to promote blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation in Wyoming unless the legislation relates to Title 13 of the Wyoming statues, in which case the legislation shall be recommended to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee for consideration.

(c) Not later than March 15 following each general election, the governor shall appoint three (3) persons to serve as liaisons to the select committee on blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology. The governor may, in a manner consistent with W.S. 9-1-202 , remove any liaison to the select committee. The liaisons shall:

(i) Aid, assist and advise the select committee on issues pertaining to blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology;

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, serve without salary but may, at the governor's discretion, receive per diem and mileage or actual expenses for attending meetings in the manner and amounts provided by law for state employees. Members who are government employees shall be considered on official business of their agency when performing duties as liaisons to the select committee.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-9-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-9-102
§ 28-9-102. Powers and duties
Status: in_force

(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 employee thereof to give full cooperation and assistance to the committee or its staff in assembling and furnishing requested information; and

(iii) Hold public hearings.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-113 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-113
§ 28-1-113. Joint meetings of legislative standing committees; introduction and passage of budget bill
Status: in_force

(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 session. The joint committee may cause the attendance of the heads or responsible representatives of the departments, institutions and all other agencies of the state to furnish information and answer questions as the joint committee requires.

(b) All persons interested in the estimates under consideration shall be admitted to the meetings and may be allowed the right to be heard. The governor, or his representatives, and members of the legislature have the right to sit at these public hearings and be heard on all matters coming before the joint committee.

(c) The joint committee shall cause the general appropriation bill or bills known as budget bills, to be introduced in whole or in part in the house of representatives or the senate, or both. When a budget bill has passed the house of origin, the bill shall be referred to the standing appropriations committee of the opposite house which shall meet and consider those amendments to the budget bill which were adopted by the house of origin and shall not propose other amendments to any original joint appropriations committee budget bill.

(d) To the extent not inconsistent with any enacted law or clear expression of legislative intent to the contrary, each agency's budget request as recommended by the governor to the joint appropriations interim committee, any other budgetary explanatory material submitted to the joint appropriations interim committee by the governor and the budget hearings before the joint appropriations interim committee shall guide the interpretation and implementation of appropriations and related language contained within the general appropriations bill or bills appropriating funds to be expended for the operation of a state agency, including programs, purposes and number of employees specified within each agency.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-111 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-111
§ 28-1-111. Certification of violations for prosecution
Status: in_force

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 produce any book, paper or other document relevant to the matter under inquiry, or whenever any person is alleged to have violated W.S. 28-1-110(b) , the presiding officer of the body shall certify that failure or violation to the appropriate district attorney for prosecution of the matter in the appropriate court.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-2-116 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 28-2-116
§ 28-2-116. Legislative districts generally; definitions; legislative findings
Status: in_force

(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 and identified uniquely by census block number;

(ii) “ Voter tabulation district ” or “ VTD ” 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 and identified by Wyoming VTD name and number;

(iii) “ This act ” means W.S. 28-2-116 through 28-2-119 .

(b) As used in W.S. 28-2-118 and 28-2-119 unless the context otherwise requires:

(i) “Blocks” designates the entire census block as numbered by the United States bureau of the census for the 2020 decennial census within the named VTD and county is a part of the legislative district;

(ii) “(Name of) County” designates either that the entire named Wyoming county is within the legislative district or that a portion of the named Wyoming county as specified is within the legislative district;

(iii) “District (number)” designates the legislative district number assigned to a house or senate legislative district from which a legislator is elected under this act;

(iv) “VTD” designates either that the entire voter tabulation district as named by the United States bureau of the census for the 2020 decennial census within the named county is a part of the legislative district or that a portion of the named voter tabulation district within the named county as specified is a part of the legislative district.

(c) W.S. 28-2-118 creates legislative districts for the Wyoming senate and W.S. 28-2-119 creates legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives.

(d) The secretary of state shall maintain and make available for public inspection in a hardcopy or electronic format, or both, during regular business hours:

(i) The United States P.L. 94-171 data for the 2020 decennial census received by that office from the United States bureau of the census; and

(ii) The list and geographic description of the legislative districts for the Wyoming senate as printed in “Attachment B” 1 as referenced in W.S. 28-2-119(c) and enacted into law and the list and geographic description of the legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives as printed in “Attachment A” 2 referenced in W.S. 28-2-119(b) and enacted into law.

(e) The legislature finds that:

(i) The deviations in population between legislative districts in this act are required to recognize county boundaries, communities of interest, common economic interests and historical representative practices in Wyoming;

(ii) This act further recognizes the difficulties in representation caused by geographic boundaries and the rural nature of Wyoming;

(iii) This act keeps whole more political subdivisions than other redistricting plans considered by the Wyoming legislature;

(iv) Through keeping political subdivisions and communities of interest as whole as possible, this act provides for effective and efficient election administration;

(v) The residents of Sheridan county school district number three are a community of interest with the residents of Johnson county through shared institutions and political history. The residents of Sheridan county school district number three typically conduct their business in Johnson county and have a shared economic interest with Johnson county. The residents of Sheridan county school district three have a shared educational interest with Johnson county. These connections and communities of interest between residents of Sheridan county school district three and Johnson county do not exist between the residents of Sheridan county school district three and Campbell county;

(vi) The factors listed in this subsection that create population deviations among legislative districts in this act are all legitimate considerations reasonably incident to the effectuation of a rational state policy.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-103 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-103
§ 28-8-103. Director and staff
Status: in_force

The management council shall appoint by majority vote a director of the office. The director, subject to the prior approval of the management council, may appoint assistant directors. The director shall appoint such professional, technical and clerical staff as necessary to perform the functions assigned to the office. The director and staff shall be selected without reference to political affiliation and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. They shall be paid salaries and receive necessary expenses as determined by the management council.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-108 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-108
§ 28-8-108. Comments, recommendations and suggestions in audit reports; disclosure of confidential information; unauthorized reports or releases; reporting criminal violations
Status: in_force

(a) The reports of the legislative service office may include comments, recommendations and suggestions, but neither the director nor the auditors shall have any authority to enforce any recommendation or suggestion nor shall they otherwise influence or direct executive or legislative action. All information obtained by the legislative service office related to an audit is deemed not to be a public record and shall remain confidential information in the possession of the legislative service office. Except as otherwise provided in this section or W.S. 28-8-107(d) , this information may be disclosed by the legislative service office only to members of the legislative committee for which the information was obtained, only to the extent necessary to document a statement or report, and only in a manner that protects individual identities.

(b) Any member of the legislative service office who knowingly discloses confidential information other than as authorized by this section, discloses the contents of audit reports prohibited by W.S. 28-8-107 or releases other reports or information not authorized by the management council, the management audit committee or by statute is subject to immediate termination of employment.

(c) If information obtained by the legislative service office related to an audit discloses an indication of a violation of any criminal law of this state the information shall be reported by the legislative service office employee discovering the apparent violation to the director who shall report the apparent violation to the chairman of the management audit committee and thereafter or concurrently therewith, to the attorney general. Any report under this subsection may be made with the supporting information from the audit determined to be necessary or convenient. Upon request of the attorney general in investigating any apparent violation reported pursuant to this subsection, the legislative service office shall make available to the attorney general any information requested which was obtained during the audit, regardless of the status of the audit report.

(d) The legislative service office shall release information obtained in conducting an audit in response to a court subpoena in a criminal proceeding.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-7-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Section 28-7-102
§ 28-7-102. Penalties
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or individual failing to register as a lobbyist with the secretary of state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor subject to a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(b) Any person or organization failing to file a lobbyist activity report required under W.S. 28-7-201 or who files a lobbyist activity report containing information which the lobbyist knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Upon a second or subsequent conviction under this section, any person or organization shall have his right to be a registered lobbyist revoked by the secretary of state for a period of up to two (2) years in addition to any fine.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-7-103 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 7 / Section 28-7-103
§ 28-7-103. No infringement of right to petition or communicate with legislature
Status: in_force

Nothing in the provisions of this article shall be construed to prohibit or infringe upon the right of a citizen as an individual to petition or to address written or oral communications to members of the legislature.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-111 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-111
§ 28-8-111. Assistance to be provided by state and local officers or agencies; duty of audited agencies
Status: in_force

(a) Upon request of the director and with the approval of the management council or the management audit committee, each officer, board, commission, department or any political subdivision of state government or any local government shall provide assistance, documents and information to the legislative service office.

(b) In preparing fiscal and personnel notes for proposed legislation as required by joint rule of the legislature, the state budget department and any agency or department of state government shall furnish any information or assistance relative thereto as soon as reasonably practicable upon request of the director.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-5-103 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-5-103
§ 28-5-103. Additional compensation of president of senate and speaker of house
Status: in_force

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 shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance whatever.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-5-106 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-5-106
§ 28-5-106. Constituent service allowance
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 59, § 2, eff. July 1, 2014.

(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 service to and on behalf of their constituents, which services are in addition to attending sessions of the legislature, attending meetings of interim committees and engaging in authorized interim work for which salary, per diem and mileage is authorized by law. The allowance is subject to the following:

(i) to (iii) Repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 37, § 2.

(iv) The allowance of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per calendar quarter or fractional portion thereof that the member is in office shall be paid quarterly to all incumbent legislators.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-4-101 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 4 / Section 28-4-101
§ 28-4-101. Initial calling of house to order; election of temporary speaker
Status: in_force

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'clock noon, calling the roll of members entitled to seats according to the certificate of the state canvassing board, filed in the office of secretary of state, whereupon it shall be his duty to call for the nomination and election of a temporary speaker, upon the election of whom the secretary of state shall forthwith surrender his place to the duly elected temporary presiding officer.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-11-201 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 28-11-201
§ 28-11-201. Appointment of members; powers and duties
Status: in_force

(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 committee on capital financing and investments. Appointments to the committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than five (5) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party.

(b) The select committee shall:

(i) Select from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman;

(ii) Monitor the establishment and implementation of state investment policy by the state loan and investment board under W.S. 9-4-716 , including the extent to which investment goals are being achieved;

(iii) Monitor the establishment and implementation of state capital financing policy by the state building commission and any other state entity charged with capital financing;

(iv) Prepare and submit recommendations to the legislature, including sponsoring legislation, to improve statutes related to the investment of state and local government funds;

(v) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues related to investment of public funds and capital financing;

(vi) Monitor state funds invested for a specific public purpose authorized or directed by the legislature.

(c) The state loan and investment board shall:

(i) Provide the select committee with notice and minutes of all board meetings. The select committee and the board may hold joint meetings;

(ii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee to monitor progress.

(d) The select committee may:

(i) Secure consulting services, if necessary, to provide technical assistance regarding state investment policy;

(ii) Review budgets and expenditures related to any aspect of state investment policy and its implementation;

(iii) Review budgets and expenditures related to any aspect of state capital financing policy and its implementation.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-118 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-118
§ 28-1-118. Legislative review of state revenue distribution formulae; reports required
Status: in_force

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 federal mineral royalties, severance taxes and inheritance taxes. The report shall indicate whether the formulae are understandable to public policy makers, serve the needs of the citizens of the state and whether the distinction between sustainable revenues and “one-time” revenues contained therein is reasonable. The report may contain recommendations for legislation.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-114 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-114
§ 28-8-114. Legal actions authorized; employment of counsel
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that proper interpretation and administration of the constitution and legislative enactments of the state of Wyoming are matters of great public interest and importance, and the legislature has a sufficient interest in the proper interpretation and administration of the constitution and its own enactments to provide standing for the legislature to prosecute an action for declaratory judgment to protect its interests and the interests of the public.

(b) The legislature by a majority vote of the members of both houses when in session, or the management council by the affirmative vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the council during the interim, is authorized to commence and prosecute an action for declaratory judgment in the courts of this state, or of the United States, when such action is deemed necessary or advisable to protect the rights, powers and interests of the legislature or assure proper interpretation or administration of the constitution, statutes or administrative rules of Wyoming.

(c) The legislature may by resolution direct the management council to prosecute an action. The management council may commence an action upon its own motion.

(d) The legislature or the management council may direct the legal staff of the legislative service office to commence and prosecute the action, or it may employ private counsel for such purposes, as it deems advisable.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-115 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-115
§ 28-1-115. Submission of state agency plans to legislature; contents; purposes
Status: repealed

(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 programs, activities and functions of the agency. The plan shall specify those objectives against which the agency will be measured to evaluate its effectiveness. An agency may implement only those programs that are specifically established by constitutional or statutory authority;

(ii) As required by the governor or by the legislature by law, develop a multi-year plan to accomplish and further the goals and objectives defined in W.S. 28-1-116(a) . The plan development shall include an opportunity for public review and comment. The plan shall be submitted to the governor for his approval. The plan shall:

(A) Include performance measures that provide methods and criteria to measure the agency's performance in conducting its activities and in achieving its goals and objectives. The methods and criteria shall comply with standards developed by the governmental accounting standards board. Performance measures shall be developed by the agency and audited by the department of audit;

(B) State the relative priority that each current or proposed program bears with regard to all other programs and objectives within the agency;

(C) Be developed with a multi-year prospective and provide the strategic approach within which the agency's budget request is developed;

(D) Include sufficient information for evaluation of the following:

(I) The specific purpose of each program, function and activity of the executive branch of government or any other major entity that receives funding from state revenue;

(II) The specific public benefit that does or should result from the program, function or activity;

(III) Alternative courses of action that would result in administration of the same program, function or activity in a more efficient or effective manner including:

(1) Whether a program, function or activity could be implemented more effectively by another level of government or by a private entity;

(2) Whether there is sufficient public benefit to justify the funding necessary for the program, function or activity.

(IV) The consequences of discontinuing any program, function or activity;

(V) Whether the methods, rules and policies employed by the agency to implement a program, function or activity are cost-effective, efficient and consistent with law and impose a minimum of regulatory burden;

(VI) The results and outcomes associated with the program, function or activity from the previous plan.

(b) Financial resources necessary to implement the policies and goals of each agency program shall be clearly identified as a part of each biennial or supplemental budget request. Any state program, function or activity not included in an annual state agency plan shall not receive funding for the subsequent budget period.

(c) Each agency shall submit by the third Monday in November of each year an annual performance report to the governor with copies to the legislative service office to provide a basis for evaluation of attainment of agency goals and objectives in the agency's plan developed under subsection (a) of this section. The report shall be included as part of the annual report required by W.S. 9-2-1014(a) .

(d) The management audit committee of the legislature, with the assistance of the legislative service office and the department of audit, may use the agency plans and annual statement of attainment as the basis for program evaluation and performance audits as authorized by law.

(e) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 99, § 2.

(f) The plan required under W.S. 28-1-115(a)(ii) may be reviewed by the management audit committee of the legislature and shall be reviewed by the management audit committee if:

(i) Required by the management council of the legislature; or

(ii) Otherwise required by law.

(g) For purposes of this section and W.S. 28-1-116 , “ state agency ” means:

(i) Each separate department in the executive branch of government created under the authority of the Wyoming Government Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 et seq. ;

(ii) Offices of the five (5) elected state officials and the attorney general; and

(iii) Each agency designated as a separate operating agency under W.S. 9-2-1704(d) .
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-107 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-107
§ 28-8-107. Auditing of state agencies; management audit committee; factors to be considered in audit reports
Status: repealed

(a) During every regular session the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of the Wyoming legislature shall each appoint five (5) members of their respective bodies to a management audit committee. Appointments to the committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than four (4) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party. The committee may appoint one (1) additional member of the legislature to this committee.

(b) The legislative service office, at the direction of the management audit committee, subject to management council budget priorities, and subject to general policies established by the legislature when in regular or special session, shall:

(i) Conduct audits of agencies which may include:

(A) Program evaluations;

(B) Performance audits;

(C) Analyses of policy alternatives;

(D) Audits of the accounts and operations of any agency or of any entity directly or indirectly receiving state funds;

(E) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 97, § 2.

(ii) Conduct post-audits to determine if specific recommendations and problems revealed by a first audit have been corrected.

(c) The legislative service office shall prepare a report of each audit conducted and submit a copy of the audit report to the agency being reviewed for comment. The agency has fifteen (15) days, unless otherwise authorized by the committee, to submit a written response to the report to the legislative service office. The completed audit report, which includes the agency response, if any, shall be transmitted to the management audit committee for review and discussion with the agency officials and the legislative auditors. This review and discussion of the audit report shall be conducted by the committee in executive session. Following review the audit report may be released unless the committee requests the legislative service office to obtain supplemental information. A copy of the completed report and any supplemental information shall be distributed to the governor and each member of the legislature.

(d) The contents of the audit report, its findings and documentation are confidential and shall not be disclosed by any member of the management audit committee or employee of the legislative service office or agency being audited until the completed audit report is released, but the committee may discuss the contents of the audit report with the governor before release of the final report. The chairman of the management audit committee and the director may disclose and discuss any report made pursuant to W.S. 28-8-108(c) with the governor regardless of the status of the audit report.

(e) Auditing standards adopted by the management audit committee and approved by the management council shall be used in conducting audits and shall follow industry best practices, program evaluation standards and performance audit standards. The audit shall consider:

(i) Whether the funds which have been appropriated or otherwise allotted by the legislature to the various state agencies have been expended in accordance with legislative intent;

(ii) Whether administrative programs are being conducted according to legislative intent;

(iii) Whether funds and properties handled by an agency or held in trust have been properly administered;

(iv) That reports and financial statements by the agency disclose fully the nature and scope of the activities conducted and provide a proper basis for evaluating the agency's operations;

(v) Whether there is duplication or overlap of services;

(vi) Whether there are alternative means of achieving the same results;

(vii) Any other factors relating to the efficiency, economy and effectiveness of the agency being audited.

(f) Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 97, § 2.

(g) As used in this section, “agency” means any state agency, division or department of any state agency, institution, council, board, commission or any other unit, subunit or program of state government.

(h) The management audit committee may exercise the subpoena power granted by W.S. 28-1-109(a) by unanimous request of the chairman and vice-chairman or upon the request of a majority of the members of the committee.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-116 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-116
§ 28-1-116. Continuous planning; performance budgeting
Status: repealed

(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 resources;

(iv) Health;

(v) Human services;

(vi) Transportation;

(vii) Public safety and corrections;

(viii) General government.

(b) The governor may submit draft goals and objectives to the management council for comment.

(c) On or before September 1 of each odd numbered year, each state agency, as defined under W.S. 28-1-115(g) , following an opportunity for public review, shall submit to and have approved by the governor a plan as described by W.S. 28-1-115(a)(ii) .

(d) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 178, § 2.

(e) When the governor submits the state budget or a supplemental budget as required under W.S. 9-2-1013 , he shall also distribute agency plans required under subsection (c) of this section. The budget for each agency shall be performance and program based and shall reflect the goals and objectives specified in the agency's plan.

(f) All dates established in this section or in W.S. 28-1-115 may be extended by the governor.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-102
§ 28-8-102. Management council; membership; vacancies; meetings; rules and regulations; quorum; officers
Status: in_force

(a) Activities of the office shall be directed by a management council composed of the president, vice president, majority and minority floor leaders or their respective designees of the senate, plus one (1) senator selected at large; and the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority and minority floor leaders or their respective designees of the house plus one (1) representative selected at large. The senator selected at large shall be selected by a majority vote of all members of the senate and the representative selected at large shall be selected by a majority vote of all members of the house of representatives. Chairmanship of the management council shall be rotated between the house and senate at the conclusion of each calendar year so that the chairman shall not be from the same house as the chairman who served for the preceding calendar year. The presiding officer of the house of which the chairman of management council is not a member shall serve as the vice chairman of the management council. The members of the management council shall be the legislative representatives in directing the day-to-day functions of the office and the entire membership of the legislature shall have the ultimate control and supervision over policy of the office.

(b) Succeeding management councils shall be composed of said officers serving during the legislative session. Membership on the management council shall terminate upon qualification of a member's successor or upon the termination of the member's position held within his respective chamber, whichever first occurs. Vacancies occurring by reason of refusal or inability to serve during a period when the legislature is or is not in session, or for any other reason, shall be filled by a member of the body through appointment by a majority vote of the remaining members on the council of his political party. The council shall keep minutes of its meetings, which shall be available to all members of the legislature upon request. Any member of the legislature shall have the right to attend any of the meetings of the management council and may present his views on any relevant subject.

(c) The management council may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the internal management of the office, including the respective duties of the director and the staff. The rules of practice comprised in Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure shall govern the management council, all interim committees, and investigative committees in all cases in which they are not inconsistent with the rules and orders as specifically adopted by the management council.

(d) The management council shall meet promptly following its creation. A majority of the management council shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. It shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The chairman and vice-chairman shall not be members of the same body.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-104 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-104
§ 28-8-104. Direction by legislature during sessions; joint interim committees; requests for services; establishment of priorities; appointment of select committees; vacancies; enlarging committees
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature during regular or special session may direct the director and his staff to perform such studies, duties or services as the legislature may prescribe.

(b) When the legislature is not in regular or special session, the respective standing committees of the house and senate shall function as joint interim committees. Each of these interim committees may request the office to perform specific studies and services for the interim committee conditioned only upon receipt of prior approval of the committee's request by the management council. All priorities based upon limitation of time and appropriation of the office shall be established by the management council and followed by the interim committees and individual legislators. Any specific study or service that is approved by the management council, including bill drafting and prefiling, shall be done under the supervision of the appropriate interim committee or the individual legislator.

(c) The management council shall have the right, when a joint interim committee is not performing its assigned study or a special study is desired, to appoint a select committee of not less than three (3) members without regard to its house or senate makeup to carry out the duties of the interim committee or the special study.

(d) The management council shall have the right to fill any vacancy or enlarge any committee to facilitate any assigned studies conducted during the interim.

(e) Of committees comprised of members of both houses of the legislature, only management council, joint interim committees of the legislature, the joint appropriations committee, the management audit committee and select committees explicitly authorized by statute or joint rule or resolution of the legislature shall sponsor and introduce legislation during a legislative session. Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the right of a member of the legislature to sponsor legislation.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-110 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-110
§ 28-8-110. Mileage, salary and per diem of legislators engaging in activities
Status: in_force

All members of the legislature shall receive their statutory mileage, salary and per diem for each day actually spent in legislative-directed or management council-approved activities of the office.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-9-101 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-9-101
§ 28-9-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

(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 thereof;

(iii) “Rule” means the same as defined in W.S. 16-3-101(b)(ix) ;

(iv) “This act” means W.S. 28-9-101 through 28-9-108 .
Wyo. Stat. § 28-9-103 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-9-103
§ 28-9-103. Submission of rules for review; notice to legislators
Status: repealed

(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 agency's final action adopting, amending or repealing those rules.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 66, § 2.

(d) Upon receipt of an agency's notice to adopt new rules pursuant to W.S. 16-3-103(a)(i) , the legislative service office shall give notice to the primary sponsor of the legislation, to members of the interim or standing committee which sponsored or acted upon the legislation authorizing the new rules and to any other legislator requesting notification. The notice given by the legislative service office shall state a copy of the rules will be sent if requested. Notice under this subsection is not required for persons not currently serving in the legislature.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-112 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-112
§ 28-8-112. Space in state capitol building and annexation
Status: in_force

(a) The following areas in the state capitol building, including the extension from the capitol building to and under the Herschler building and within the Herschler building, shall be rooms and halls provided for the conduct of activities of the legislature, its committees, the legislative service office and necessary legislative staff, and the management council:

(i) On the garden level of the capitol building, rooms in the west half of the capitol building and the room on the northwest corner of the east half of the garden level;

(ii) On the first floor of the capitol building:

(A) The two (2) meeting rooms adjacent to the west wall of the building and the hospitality room contiguous to the north meeting room;

(B) The room on the southeast corner of the west half of the first floor.

(iii) The second and third floors of the capitol building, inclusive of hallways and stairways on those floors;

(iv) Within the extension from the capitol building to and under the Herschler building, the six (6) meeting rooms, three (3) rooms in the east wing under the Herschler building, dedicated to a learning center, media room and visitor center, and the room designated as a “leg. copy” room on page 34 of the presentation to the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration oversight group on March 9, 2016, which presentation is on file with the legislative service office;

(v) That area on the first floor, west wing of the Herschler building designated as “legislature” on page 35 (bearing the label “Herschler First Floor--Proposed assignments), of the presentation to the capitol building rehabilitation and restoration oversight group on March 9, 2016, and as subsequently reduced on the north side by action of the state capitol building rehabilitation and restoration oversight group on August 22, 2018, as reflected in the minutes of the meeting on file with the legislative service office;

(vi) During legislative sessions, the presiding officers of the house and senate shall have the regulation of passageways on the second and third floors of the capitol building and passageways adjacent to or contiguous with the meeting rooms specified in subparagraph (ii)(A) and paragraph (iv) of this subsection;

(vii) All areas devoted to mechanical systems within the areas specified in paragraphs (i) through (vi) of this subsection shall not be considered areas for the conduct of activities of the legislature and shall be managed by the state building commission.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-11-401 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 28-11-401
§ 28-11-401. Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of wildlife and natural resource trust account board
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 15 following each general election, a select natural resource funding committee shall be appointed subject to the following:

(i) The president of the senate shall appoint three (3) members of the senate apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the senate, provided not more than two (2) of the members shall be from the same political party;

(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three (3) members of the house apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the house, provided not more than two (2) of the members shall be from the same political party.

(b) The select committee shall:

(i) Select from among its members two (2) members to serve as co-chairmen;

(ii) Monitor wildlife and natural resource trust account board progress with regard to projects specified in W.S. 9-15-101 et seq. and other projects specified by law;

(iii) Review the budgets of all projects funded from the wildlife and natural resource trust income account as created in W.S. 9-15-103(b) and sponsor legislation to fund expenditures from the account as recommended by the select committee.

(c) The wildlife and natural resource trust account board shall:

(i) Provide the select committee with notice of all board meetings. The select committee and the board may hold joint meetings;

(ii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee to monitor progress of projects.

(d) The select committee may:

(i) Secure consulting services, if necessary, to provide technical assistance in reviewing project grant applications, budgets or other issues related to projects funded under this act;

(ii) Review the project grant applications for large projects forwarded by the wildlife and natural resource trust account board.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-8-105 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 8 / Section 28-8-105
§ 28-8-105. Duties of director and staff; prefiling bills; fiscal notes
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the director and staff to perform the following specific functions, together with such other functions as the council may prescribe:

(i) Provide information during the legislative session and interim periods for any legislative, interim or standing committee or individual legislator;

(ii) Provide for and use an automated bill-drafting system;

(iii) Aid any legislator in drafting bills, resolutions or amendments prior to a general election, or aid any person who will be a member of the next session of the legislature in drafting or prefiling legislative bills, resolutions, or amendments, when the legislator aids and assists in the drafting and in the case of prefiling agrees to sponsor the bill, resolution or amendment. The management council may limit at its discretion, the number of bills that any legislator or person may have drafted or prefiled, but there shall be no limit applied to any standing or interim committee;

(iv) Keep a record of all expenditures of the legislature, and keep a correct inventory and act as custodian of all legislative supplies and property;

(v) Compile such laws of the state of Wyoming as are designated by the management council. In preparing copy for printing any revision or compilation of laws, deletions of obsolete or fully executed date references and corrections in punctuation, spelling, grammatical construction, section numbers or headings may be made provided such deletions and corrections do not alter the meaning;

(vi) Serve, or designate a qualified staff attorney to serve, as a member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

(b) Bills or files, resolutions or memorials may be prefiled by any person who will be a member of the next session of the legislature after the general election and prior to the convening of a regular session of the legislature. They shall be submitted to the director in such form as is in accordance with the most recent rules and practices. Each submittal shall bear the signature of the authorized person submitting it and shall be approved as to form by the director. A bill, file, resolution, or memorial is prefiled when written approval by the sponsor is received by the legislative service office. Promptly upon receipt of the draft of the bill or file, resolution or memorial to be prefiled, the office shall:

(i) Cause each item to be placed in proper form with the use of the automated bill-drafting system and printed in sufficient quantity for use at the next session;

(ii) Maintain and deliver to the chief clerk of the appropriate house of the legislature immediately after such officer has been duly qualified, each item of proposed legislation, prefiled bill, file, resolution or memorial;

(iii) Forward to each requesting legislator and legislator-elect of the pending legislative session printed copies of each item of prefiled legislation, resolution and memorial so prefiled.

(c) The management council may negotiate with any responsible publisher for revising, compiling, editing, preparing, printing, publishing, selling and distributing any designated revision, compilation, session laws, journals or digests and may accept bids from such publishers and award contracts for the preparation and printing of such publications, to the bidder most nearly meeting the requirements of the council.

(d) The legislative service office shall provide fiscal notes for all proposed legislation having a fiscal impact, indicating fiscal and personnel impact and revenue generated or required by the proposed legislation, in such form and under such conditions as specified by joint rule of the legislature. Fiscal notes shall only quantify impact at the state level but shall also reflect any changes to the total amount of revenue distributed from the state to local governments under a statutory formula. Fiscal notes shall be submitted to the sponsor of the bill for review and approval prior to attachment to the bill.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-109 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-109
§ 28-1-109. Issuance and service of subpoena; privilege of witness; witness fees and expenses
Status: in_force

(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 behalf of the management audit committee as provided by W.S. 28-8-107(h) .

(b) A subpoena shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy, or may be served by any other person so designated by the presiding officer. Service of a subpoena upon a person named therein shall be made either by reading or by delivering a copy to the person. The person serving the subpoena shall make proof of service thereof to the issuing body promptly and in any event within the time during which the person served must respond to the subpoena.

(c) No witness before the legislature, the council, or any committee is privileged to refuse to testify to any fact or to produce any book, paper, or other document relevant to the matter under inquiry on the ground that his testimony or production of the document may tend to disgrace him or otherwise render him infamous.

(d) Witnesses not employees of the state of Wyoming nor of any political subdivision of the state who are summoned to give testimony or produce documents shall receive witness fees, travel expenses, and other expenses in the same amount as permitted in civil cases triable in district court.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-4-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 4 / Section 28-4-102
§ 28-4-102. Speaker; speaker pro tem
Status: in_force

(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 it is to be taken up;

(ii) To receive and submit, in proper manner, all motions and propositions presented by the members, and to announce the result;

(iii) To receive messages and other communications from other branches of the government, and announce them to the house;

(iv) To authenticate by his signature, when necessary, all bills, orders and proceedings of the house;

(v) To name the members of all committees, unless otherwise directed by the house.

(b) He may call any member to the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment.

(c) He shall have the regulation of such parts of the capitol and its passages, and any building in which the legislature meets while displaced from the capitol, as are or may be set apart for the use of the house or its officers.

(d) He shall refer all matters to be committed to the committee most appropriate to take charge of the same.

(e) He shall call a member to fill the chair whenever the house resolves itself into a committee of the whole.

(f) He shall preserve order and decorum, and may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose.

(g) When the house is in a committee of the whole, should there be any disorderly conduct in the lobby, or any part of the house, the speaker shall immediately resume the chair, and shall have the power to order the house cleared until order is restored.

(h) The house shall elect a speaker pro tem, who, in the absence of the speaker, shall exercise all the powers and authority of the speaker, and shall perform all his duties.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-5-101 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-5-101
§ 28-5-101. Schedule of compensation, per diem and travel expenses
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 129, § 202, eff. July 1, 2011.

(b) The per diem amount to be received by each member of the legislature for expenses shall be equal to an amount to be determined on July 1 of each year by the state auditor that is equal to the most recent per diem rates established by the United States general services administration for locations within Wyoming.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 51, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.

(d) Each member of the legislature shall receive one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per day as salary in addition to the mileage rate provided for in this subsection. Each member of the legislature may receive the mileage rate provided for in this subsection for the total round trip mileage from Cheyenne to the legislator's home for not more than one (1) trip each week during the period the legislature is in session, provided the legislature is in session for a period of not less than two (2) weeks and the legislator claiming the mileage reimbursement shall submit a verified claim for mileage to the legislative service office. Each member of the legislature shall receive a mileage rate as established by the state auditor to be reflective of the average of all direct and indirect costs of driving a motor vehicle. In establishing the mileage rate the state auditor:

(i) May use a rate established by another entity if the rate reflects these costs;

(ii) Shall adjust the rate each year on January 1;

(iii) Shall not establish the rate at an amount exceeding the maximum nontaxable rates allowed by the internal revenue service at the time of travel.

(e) During the interim each member of the legislature shall be paid the following amounts, subject to subsection (f) of this section:

(i) The full daily statutory salary for four (4) days per month for floor leaders and committee chairmen, six (6) days for the speaker of the house and the president of the senate, and two (2) days per month for all other members of the legislature for each month the legislature is not in session;

(ii) The full daily statutory salary for each day the member is engaged in work for the management council, a standing committee, interim committee, select committee or a committee authorized by law;

(iii) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) the full daily statutory salary for one (1) day of preparation for each day the member is engaged in work for the management council, a standing committee, interim committee, select committee or a committee authorized by law to allow the member to prepare for the interim activity;

(iv) One-half ( 1 / 2 ) the full daily statutory salary for each day during which the member travels to engage in or returns from an interim activity for which he is entitled to receive salary under paragraph (ii) of this subsection;

(v) Full daily statutory per diem, or actual expenses in lieu of per diem if authorized by management council policy, for each day during which he travels to engage in, return from or engages in an interim activity for which he is entitled to receive salary under paragraph (ii) of this subsection, or an activity approved by the management council or the chairman of an interim committee of which he is a member; and

(vi) Statutory mileage for necessary travel to attend and return from an approved interim activity.

(f) Notwithstanding subsection (e) of this section, no member of the legislature shall receive a salary in any month the legislature is not in session in excess of the amount equal to the full daily statutory salary multiplied by the number of days in that month.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-2-117 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 28-2-117
§ 28-2-117. Effective date of changes in legislative districts; election of holdover senators
Status: in_force

(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 odd-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) shall be elected for a term of four (4) years at the 2022 general election. As provided in subsection (c) of this section, no election shall be held in 2022 for senate districts designated as even-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) for which members were elected at the 2020 general election and nothing in this act shall affect the terms of those members. Members for senate districts designated as even-numbered districts in W.S. 28-2-118(b) , shall be elected for a term of four (4) years at the 2024 general election.

(c) A member elected in the 2020 general election for a senate district designated as an even-numbered district in W.S. 28-2-118(b) who has been removed from the district as a result of district boundary changes made by this act may continue to serve the remainder of the member's term for the district from which the member was elected.

(d) Nothing in this act otherwise affects the terms of members of the sixty-sixth legislature.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-106 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-106
§ 28-1-106. Resignation of office
Status: in_force

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)(vii) , or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, of the resignation. If the resigning member did not represent a political party at the time of his election, or at the time of his appointment if not elected to office, the governor shall notify the appropriate boards of county commissioners who shall proceed in accordance with W.S. 22-18-111(a)(iii)(C) . For purposes of this section a person shall be considered to “represent” a political party if he was a nominee of that political party when elected to office or when appointed to fill a vacancy in office.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-2-119 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 2 / Section 28-2-119
§ 28-2-119. House legislative districts; lists of census blocks for split voter tabulation districts in the house of representatives
Status: in_force

(a) Subsection (b) of this section creates legislative districts for the Wyoming house of representatives consisting of the numbered legislative districts contained therein. There shall be one (1) representative elected from each legislative district as specified in subsection (b) of this section. The area within a county, voter tabulation district or census block as provided in paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection is determined using the United States bureau of the census topologically integrated geographic encoding and referencing data base (TIGER®). Each numbered legislative district in subsection (b) of this section consists of the combined geographic area within the:

(i) Entire specified county, if the county alone is listed with no geographic subdivision listed below it;

(ii) Voter tabulation district, if any are listed below the specified county; and

(iii) Census block, if any are listed below the specified voter tabulation district. A census block listed below a voter tabulation district indicates a split voter tabulation district.

(b) See Attachment A. 1
Wyo. Stat. § 28-11-301 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 28-11-301
§ 28-11-301. Appointment of members; powers and duties; related duties of school facilities commission
Status: in_force

(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) members of the house to a select committee on school facilities. Appointments to the committee by each presiding officer shall reflect as nearly as possible the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of each house, provided that not more than four (4) members appointed by each presiding officer shall be from the same political party.

(b) The select committee shall:

(i) Select from among its members a chairman and vice-chairman;

(ii) Meet at least quarterly;

(iii) Monitor the assessment of statewide school facility needs, prioritization of these needs and remediation of identified needs, as undertaken by the school facilities commission and the state construction department pursuant to title 21 of Wyoming statutes ;

(iv) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding issues pertaining to school facilities and commission and state construction department programs and procedures to maintain statewide facility adequacy;

(v) Not later than November 1 of each year, prepare and submit budget recommendations based upon information reported by the commission and the state construction department under W.S. 21-15-119 and 21-15-121 , addressing statewide building and facility needs to the joint appropriations committee and the governor. Based upon reports submitted under W.S. 21-15-119 and 21-15-121 , the select committee may report recommendations to the legislature including any necessary implementing legislation;

(vi) Review commission proposals for rules and regulations and provide recommendations to the commission concerning the proposed regulations.

(c) The state construction department shall:

(i) Provide the select committee with notice of all school facilities commission meetings;

(ii) Provide the committee with school facilities commission and department reports and studies pertaining to school building and facility remediation projects;

(iii) Provide information to the select committee upon request to assist the select committee in monitoring progress under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section and in reviewing budget recommendations under paragraph (b)(v) of this section;

(iv) Using accepted accounting standards, account for all funds appropriated by the legislature for each fiscal period and not less than four (4) times during each fiscal year, report expenditures of appropriated amounts and separately identify and report any expenditures which are modified from those amounts specified within the proposed budget submitted to the select committee under W.S. 21-15-119 . Any modification of expenditures of legislative appropriations pursuant to W.S. 21-15-119(c) shall be separately identified and reported to the select committee, shall be executed only upon the express approval and authorization of the school facilities commission, shall be within the sole authority of the commission and shall not be delegated by the commission.

(d) The select committee may review the budgets prepared by the school facilities commission for each separate project contained within the total budget request submitted under W.S. 21-15-119 and may request additional documentation associated with the development of the project for inclusion within the budget request.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-9-105 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-9-105
§ 28-9-105. Review procedure; recommendations
Status: repealed

(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 reviewed. If the legislation was not sponsored by a legislative committee, the review report may be referred to the joint interim committee which corresponds to the standing committee that handled the legislation in the house in which the legislation was introduced. The standing or interim committee to which the review report is referred may make recommendations to and assist the council in preparing recommendations to the agency which adopted or proposed the rule being reviewed.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-9-107 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-9-107
§ 28-9-107. Legislative orders; action required; implementation and enforcement of rules
Status: repealed

(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 next succeeding legislative session following the review to obtain a legislative order to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of the rule.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1988, ch. 66, § 2.

(c) If the legislature, each house voting separately, approves a legislative order to prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any rule, the rule is null and void and shall not be implemented or enforced. If the legislature fails to approve a legislative order prohibiting the implementation or enforcement of a rule, the rule may be implemented or enforced, as the case may be, after compliance with all other applicable provisions of law.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-112 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-112
§ 28-1-112. Court order to appear to testify or produce documents
Status: in_force

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 order requiring the person to appear before the legislature, the council, the committee or other person designated by the presiding officer at the time and place requested by the application, there to produce the documentary evidence or give testimony on the matter under inquiry. Failure to obey the court order may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-5-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 5 / Section 28-5-102
§ 28-5-102. Computation of mileage
Status: in_force

In determining the mileage it shall be computed by the most direct highway route.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-3-102 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 3 / Section 28-3-102
§ 28-3-102. Vice-president
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-11-601 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 11 / Section 28-11-601
§ 28-11-601. Appointment of members; powers and duties
Status: in_force

(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 nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the senate, provided not more than two (2) of the members shall be from the same political party. The president of the senate shall designate a co-chairman of the select committee;

(ii) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint three (3) members of the house apportioned as nearly as possible to reflect the percentage of the elected membership of the majority and minority parties of the house, provided not more than two (2) of the members shall be from the same political party. The speaker of the house shall designate a co-chairman of the select committee.

(b) The select committee shall:

(i) Develop knowledge and expertise among its members regarding matters pertaining to Indian tribes in the state and services and needs on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Consideration of the topics in this paragraph shall include health and safety, water, education, transportation, gaming, communications, law enforcement and legal services, infrastructure, land and resources, minerals, revenue, economic development and other issues that are a concern to the residents on and near the Wind River Indian Reservation as approved by management council;

(ii) Facilitate and foster communication and robust working relationships among state, tribal, federal and local entities and pursue opportunities for encouraging economic growth, nondiscrimination and wellbeing for residents of the Wind River Indian Reservation and neighboring communities;

(iii) Develop and introduce legislation as necessary. If any draft legislation developed by the select committee relates to a topic area of a joint interim committee the legislation shall be submitted to the appropriate legislative committee for comment and consideration prior to the joint interim committee's last scheduled interim meeting.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-108 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-108
§ 28-1-108. Oaths
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-110 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-110
§ 28-1-110. Failure to appear; refusal to testify or produce documents; disturbances
Status: in_force

(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 inquiry before the legislature, council, or any committee, who fails to appear, refuses to be sworn, refuses to answer any question relevant to the matter under inquiry, or fails to produce any books, papers or other documents relevant to the matter under inquiry, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Any person attending a meeting or hearing of the legislature, the council, or any committee, who is disorderly or contemptuous or who willfully creates noise or any other disturbance tending to interrupt or disrupt the meeting or hearing, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who violates this section, upon conviction, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and imprisonment in county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months.
Wyo. Stat. § 28-1-101 — WY Code / Title 28 / Chapter 1 / Section 28-1-101
§ 28-1-101. President of senate to preside over joint sessions; powers
Status: in_force

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 senate shall preside over the deliberations of any such joint session, with all the prerogatives and powers of a presiding officer, and the officers of both the senate and house shall be, during such joint session, under and subject to his direction.