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2017 Legislature Book.Indd LEGISLATURE PREVIEW 2017 PRODUCED BY YOUR ROADMAP TO The Wyoming Tribune Eagle THE 64TH WYOMING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LEGISLATURE’S The Laramie Daily Boomerang The Rock Springs Rocket-Miner GENERAL SESSION The Rawlins Daily Times Bills to watch 4-7 How a bill becomes law 8 How to get involved 9 Go online 10-11 Navigating the Jonah Business Center 12-13 Issues/lawmakers in your area 14-22 Laramie County 14-16 Rock Springs 17-19 PRODUCED BY The Wyoming Tribune Eagle Laramie 20-21 IN CONJUNCTION WITH Rawlins 22 The Laramie Daily Boomerang Brush up on Legislature terminology 23 The Rock Springs Rocket Miner The Rawlins Daily Times 2017 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PREVIEW 2 3 2017 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PREVIEW WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK Welcome to our annual guide to the What’s inside? Wyoming Legislature. Each year, we strive Lawmakers grapple with to provide information that you, our (EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION) readers, need to participate as active citizens in the lawmaking process. If you have feedback on this guide, 4-7 ..................................................................................................................................................................................BILLS TO WATCH including ways we can improve it next fossil fuel industry fallout year, please contact me at 307-633-3120 8 ...............................................................................................................................................................HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW or [email protected]. 9 ............................................................................................................................................................................................GET INVOLVED – Brian Martin, section editor 10-11 ...........................................................................................................................................................................................GO ONLINE STAFF CREDITS 12-13 .................................................................................................................NAVIGATING THE JONAH BUSINESS CENTER This section was produced by the Wyoming Tribune Eagle under the direction of 14-22 ................................................................................................................................ ISSUES/LAWMAKERS IN YOUR AREA Managing Editor Brian Martin, bmartin@ wyomingnews.com, and designed by 14-16 ..........................................................................................................................................................................LARAMIE COUNTY Nicole Lebsack. Cover photo by Blaine McCartney. Reporting was done by the 17-19 ................................................................................................................................................................SWEETWATER COUNTY staffs of the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Laramie Boomerang, Rawlins Daily Times 20-21 ............................................................................................................................................................................ ALBANY COUNTY and Rock Springs Rocket-Miner. 22 ................................................................................................................................................................................... CARBON COUNTY ©2017 APG Media of the Rockies. Printed and published by Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 23 ............................................................................................................................................ BRUSH UP ON LEGISLATURE LINGO 702 W. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001 Proud to be a continuing supporter & contributor to this community & its economy. We’re proud of our people & proud to be part of Wyoming. Our mission is to be the premier U.S. petroleum refining and logistics company. Wyoming hollyfrontier.com • 307-634-3551 • Cheyenne 3 2017 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PREVIEW Lawmakers grapple with fossil fuel industry fallout MEAD: FULL EFFECTS OF MASSIVE BUDGET CUTS NOT YET FELT By Matt Murphy during the first and second quarters of representatives, as well as those from Incoming Speaker of the House Wyoming Tribune Eagle 2016. the education sector. Steve Harshman, R-Casper, said he is Gov. Mead is not proposing addi- “I, today, am not sure what the best confident lawmakers will be able to Although this year’s 40-day legisla- tional budget cuts for the 2017-18 single or combination of things is to solve Wyoming’s budget issues. tive session is designated a general two-year budget that began July 1, address this,” Mead said in “It probably won’t be 100 percent session, there’s no doubt the state’s 2016. November. anybody’s sole idea, it’ll be a budget will once again take center However, Mead cautioned lawmak- “But part of what I think the mes- combination, and teamwork and folks stage over the next couple of ers that the full effects of the massive sage should be is that neither I nor the working together to get it done,” he months. cuts earlier this year have not been Lawmakers were prepared to make Legislature should just go forth and said. felt. make these decisions without full “I’m very confident the process – and actually did make – cuts during Still, the governor has remained participation of our educators, our works, and it’ll take some time, but the 2016 session, but the economic confident the state will be able to get school districts and the public.” we’ll get there.” downturn worsened, causing further through the downturn. budget problems. “I think we are in Now, state lawmak- “It’ll be a solid position to get ers will continue to through these rocky grapple with the fallout combination, and times,” he said. from the drop in fossil teamwork and folks K-12 education fund- fuel prices and, thus, ing is a different story, revenues from that working together to though. industry. Proud Supporter Of Money for schools About 70 percent of get it done. I’m very comes from different state government rev- confident the sources than the state enue is tied to mineral general fund. But like The 2nd Amendment extraction industries, process works, and and the drop in activity it’ll take some time, the general fund, See our expanded inventory online at sent revenues into a school funding is also www.elkbombshootingsupplies.net tailspin. but we’ll get there.” closely tied to fossil fuels. During the past year, Speaker of the House the governor and Further, because of • Large selection of guns online Steve Harshman, R-Casper the formula used to Legislature have col- • Merchandise from 4 of our distributors lectively cut hundreds fund schools, the fund- of millions of dollars from Wyoming’s ing hit can happen sometime after the • Pick-up in store general fund budget – the source of initial economic downturn. revenue for most state agencies and As a result, school funding could be programs. short as much as $700 million for the During the 2016 session, lawmakers current biennium and up to $1.8 bil- Stop by our store for GUNS, AMMO and UNIQUE GIFTS. cut about $67 million from the general lion short by 2022. We can build customized guns and do special orders. fund budget. Several options have been pro- Later in the year, Gov. Matt Mead, posed, including changing the school through his authority as governor, funding formula and allowing for JANUARY 2017 SPECIAL directed another roughly $250 million larger class sizes. But those come with All guns ONLY $20.17 potential negatives as well. in cuts. over cost! The state has also cut about 310 Mead is renewing a call for a joint Good through 1-31-2017 positions since the previous bien- task force to study the issue and how to nium, or two-year budget cycle. minimize the effects on Wyoming’s 418 Broadway In recent months, the downturn has schoolchildren. Rock Springs, WY stabilized, and state economists have The proposed task force would 307-382-4867 said it appears to have leveled out include legislative and executive 2017 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PREVIEW 4 5 2017 WYOMING LEGISLATURE PREVIEW Bills to watch K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TAXES Local GOVERNMENT Overall education funding in Wyoming is UW FUNDING As state revenues have fallen amid an uncer- FUNDING expected to be short as much as $700 million in tain future for the fossil fuel industry, lawmak- In the most recent bust of Wyoming’s energy Local governments have not been immune to the current 2017-18 biennium. ers will have to continue to grapple with how to commodity-driven market, the University of the downturn in the state’s economy and the That contributes to an overall potential short- bring in revenue to the state to provide for ser- Wyoming and Laramie County Community subsequent reductions in state funding. fall of around $1.8 billion by 2022, according to vices residents have come to expect. College are coping with severe reductions in On average, about 45 percent of funding to some estimates. While unpopular, changing Wyoming’s tax state funding. cities and counties comes from the state, structure is a possibility. As a result, lawmakers will have to decide how Gov. Matt Mead’s 8 percent budget reductions through a share of the state sales tax, direct dis- In some cases, that doesn’t necessarily mean to handle the mounting deficit and what changes enacted in the summer equated to a 15 percent tribution from the state, or grants and other new forms of taxes, but rather expansion of will need to be made. reduction to
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