Mark Gordon

Gov. Mark Gordon also signed bills expanding the state’s definition of prostitution and changing the cutoff date to request a post-conviction DNA analysis.

Another changes the calculation used in performance compensation plans in the state treasurer’s office.

Gov. Mark Gordon’s latest line-item veto also saved a program that helps fund energy research and pilot projects.

Gov. Mark Gordon signed another eight bills as the Legislature wrapped up this year’s general session. He has 15 days to act on whatever remains on his desk.

The governor also vetoed three bills, including one to ban DEI instruction in the classroom.

The measures include a new law that will add noncitizen verbiage on drivers licenses. Gordon let another become law without his signature. It invalidates out of state drivers licenses for those without documentation.

Gov. Mark Gordon has signed over 60 bills into law with just days left of the legislative session. He’s also let six bills become law without his signature. They include a repeal of gun free zones, a repeal of the state budget reserve account and tightening abortion restrictions.

As of Feb. 24, the governor endorsed 42 bills and allowed another three to become law without his signature.

The Department of the Interior has purchased a 640-acre parcel of state school trust land from Wyoming.

The plan will guide energy development and conservation on roughly 3.6 million acres of public land near Rock Springs.