Interim committee

Lawmakers might try amending the state Constitution to abolish the use of different types of property, like residential and industrial, as a means of raising revenue.

One would allow nuclear reactor manufacturers to temporarily store used nuclear fuel in Wyoming, and the other would provide legal protections for private security guards at nuclear facilities.

The Joint Judiciary Committee met for its first meeting during the interim. It’s requesting bill drafts on a variety of subjects.Body: The Joint Judiciary Committee met for the first time in the 2025 interim in Torrington for two days on May 19.

The topics include election management, the Colorado River Compact and nuclear energy. The interim will cost $152,500 less this year than last.

Lawmakers were set to pick the topics they’ll spend the next few months hearing about from the public and stakeholders. Instead, the committee discussed new rules and norms for the interim.

The Management Council met this week and reduced the number of days interim committees have to meet while also granting the chairs of those bodies more leeway in setting their own agendas.

Rep. Tom Kelly (R-Sheridan) told Wyoming Public Radio the session surprised him in more ways than one.

Wyoming has entered the legislative off-season known as the interim.

The Labor, Health and Social Services Committee’s top subject during this interim was how to increase the number of labor and delivery and maternity health care professionals in the state. This, after the state lost three labor and delivery units over the past six years.

A draft bill would extend the duration of leases given to private developers on state trust lands from 75 years to 99. That could help developers get financing for apartment complexes and other large projects from banks that often require longer leases.