UPDATE 3/6/2026
Gov. Mark Gordon has signed the state budget for the next two years. The Legislature has until March 11 to override the governor’s line-item budget vetoes. Overriding requires a two-third majority in each chamber.
UPDATE 3/2/2026
Wyoming Public Media is one step closer to getting funding restored.
From Governor Gordon: “The budget passed today restored almost all budget recommendations for the people of Wyoming.”
What a win for Wyoming! And what a win for the citizens across the state who got involved with their government, after the Freedom Caucus-controlled Joint Appropriations Committee members made sweeping cuts to an already lean budget, and came forward letting their voices be heard to their representatives.”
Thank you, WPM listeners and supporters!!! We did it!
The Process Explained
- The governor makes a proposal for the budget, based on requests from state agencies, that is sent to the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) to mark up with alterations.
- Identical copies of the JAC's draft are sent to the House and Senate. Each chamber can amend the JAC's budget draft over the course of 2nd and 3rd reading. The House and Senate may end up with very different budget bills.
- To reconcile these differences, the House and Senate will create a Joint Conference Committee. The JCC negotiates until they agree on a single, unified budget bill.
- This unified bill is sent back to the House and Senate one more time for a concurrence vote. This means each chamber agrees to the reconciled budget bill.
- Finally, the governor can sign the proposal or line-item veto parts of the budget bill.
- A 2/3 majority can override a Governor's veto.
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