On Monday, Jan. 31 — the 15th day of the 2011 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature — state lawmakers took the following actions:
HEALTH CARE — The Senate for the second time approved a proposal to change the state Constitution to specify that no state or federal government agency could force people to participate in a health care system. The House for the second time approved a bill that would declare last year's federal health care reform law unconstitutional and void.
LOTTERY — The House gave preliminary approval to a bill to allow the sale of multistate lottery tickets. Thirty-three of 60 House members voted for the bill Monday. It could also allow creation of an in-state lottery, but would not allow the sale of instant scratch tickets.
TEACHERS — A Senate committee endorsed a bill to establish a uniform statewide method to evaluate teacher performance in the classroom. The evaluation would include the academic achievements of their students.
DISCRIMINATION — The Wyoming House shot down a bill the sponsor said would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
PUBLIC INFORMATION — The House sent two bills to the Senate that deal with public records and public meetings. Both bills would set new requirements on government agencies on how they release information to the public.
I-80 TOLLS — A Senate committee voted down a bill that would have allowed the Wyoming Department of Transportation to seek federal authority to collect tolls in Interstate 80.
(Report from the Associated Press)
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