Day at the Wyoming Legislature: Wednesday, Feb. 16

CHEYENNE (AP) — Developments on the 27th day of the 2011 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature, Wednesday, Feb. 16:

MARRIAGE — The Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would specify Wyoming wouldn't recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The bill has already passed the House and would need two more approvals in the Senate before going to the governor.

EDUCATION — The House defeated a bill that would have channeled local school revenue to state coffers. The bill would have required local school districts to transfer tax revenues into a state fund rather than putting it in local banks.

HATHAWAY — The Senate amended a House bill to toughen requirements that high school students in the state would have to meet to be eligible for the top tiers of the state's Hathaway Scholarship program. In the House-passed version of the bill, high school students would be allowed to substitute career-vocational education or fine and performing arts courses for foreign language in all four scholarship levels. The Senate on Wednesday amended the bill so that recipients of the top two scholarships would still take two years of foreign language while the lower level scholarship recipients would not. The bill needs two more hearings in the Senate.

MARIJUANA — The Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill that would specify Wyoming wouldn't recognize prescriptions for medical marijuana.

SPICE DRUGS — The House gave preliminary approval to a bill that would outlaw drugs called "spice."

HUNTER EDUCATION — The House gave preliminary approval to a bill that would require school districts to offer hunter education classes to elementary school students.

WATER PROJECTS — The House for the second time approved a water projects construction bill that would allocate over $35 million. The bill has already passed the Senate.