CHEYENNE (AP) — Developments on the 24th day of the 2011 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011:
GRAND TETON LAND — The Senate for the second time approved a bill that would authorize the sale of more than 1,000 acres of state land in Grand Teton National Park to the federal government. The Senate defeated a proposed amendment that would have allowed others to try to outbid the federal government for the parcels.
DATA CENTERS — The Senate passed a bill that would grant some tax exemptions to mega data centers built in Wyoming. The bill is intended to entice communications giant Verizon to locate a $4 billion computer facility in Laramie.
CONCEALED CARRY — A House committee advanced a bill that would allow Wyoming residents to carry concealed guns without a permit. The committee amended the bill to specify that it would be illegal to carry a gun while intoxicated, but refused an amendment that would have required people to get gun training.
HEALTH CARE — The House gave initial approval to a resolution that calls for allowing voters in the state to consider changing the state Constitution to specify that citizens have the right to determine whether to buy health insurance. The proposal is in response to last year's federal health care reform law that would impose penalties against people who don't buy health care coverage.
HUNTING LICENSES: The House gave preliminary approval to a bill that would allow people to transfer big-game hunting licenses to disabled veterans.
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