Day at the Legislature: Wednesday, Feb. 23

Day at the Wyoming Legislature

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Developments on the 31st day of the 2011 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011:

GUNS — A Senate committee voted down a House bill that would have barred employers in the state from prohibiting their workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at their workplace.

CONCEALED GUNS — The House gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow Wyoming residents to carry concealed guns without a permit.

TEACHER EVALUATIONS — The House approved a bill that would establish annual teacher evaluations. The bill now goes back to the Senate for consideration of changes.

DUI TESTS — The Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would strip motorists' right to refuse to undergo chemical tests to determine if they've been using drugs or alcohol.

NUCLEAR STUDY — The Senate for the second time passed a bill that calls for a task force report on nuclear energy production in the state.

UNCOMMON AREAS — The Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would strip the Environmental Quality Council's authority to designate new lands as "very rare" or "uncommon."

FUNERAL PROTESTS — The Senate for the second time approved a bill that would extend the area in which protests at funerals or memorial services would be banned from 100 yards to 300 yards.