Legislative Report

The session is scheduled to wrap up by midnight on March 8.

Supporters of such legislation say gun-free zones don't work in preventing mass shootings, pointing to a long list of mass killings in gun-free zones across the country.

The bill forces voters who want to affiliate with one of the major parties to register as Republicans or Democrats before the first day for candidates to file to run for office in May.

Nine bills died in the Wyoming House on Monday night after House members voted to adjourn for the day before considering the measures.

As the 2023 Wyoming Legislative Session works towards a scheduled Friday adjournment, the fate of a couple of high-profile bills hangs in the balance.

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed the supplemental budget passed by the 2023 Wyoming Legislature.

Gov. Mark Gordon signed the bill into law last week. It was among the first bills passed by Wyoming lawmakers this session to be signed into law.

The bill would essentially implement the federal ''Ashanti Alert" system on the state level for at-risk adults.

The bill had passed the House recently on a 51-9 vote, But it was defeated in the Senate Elections, Corporations and Political Subdivisions Committee by a 3-1 margin.

The bill now moves on to the Wyoming Senate.