Case study: Why bills are assigned to one committee over another

Since 1949, qualified WY landowners have received hunting tags in exchange for allowing wildlife to forage on that land. Land ownership is more complex than it was in 1949, and there are often multiple owners, and they want to sell those tags. Meanwhile, other hunters complain there are too few tags for the public lottery.

WY Representatives French (R-Powell) and Provenza (D-Albany) both serve on the Interim Ag Committee. They disagree about what’s next for SF0118 and whether there’s a conflict of interest for committee members. Read more>>>