Published by admin on Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:02pm
CHEYENNE — A call for a special session failed to pass a vote of members of the Wyoming Legislature, according to official poll results sent in Sunday night.
Lawmakers needed a simple majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives to successfully call for a special session. The vote passed with a slim majority in the Senate, 16-15. However, it failed in the House by eight votes, with 27 in favor and 35 against.
House Speaker Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, Rep. Clark Stith, R-Rock Springs, and Rep. Barry Crago, R-Buffalo, first announced the failed vote in the House through an op-ed Sunday evening.
The House lawmakers said a special session would have likely extended for the full four weeks, costing taxpayers approximately $700,000.
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