Section 28-1-110 – Failure to Appear; Refusal to Testify or Produce Documents; Disturbances.
28-1-110. Failure to appear; refusal to testify or produce documents; disturbances. (a) Any person having been subpoenaed as a witness by the authority of the legislature, council or committee to give testimony or produce books, papers or other documents relevant to the matter under inquiry before the legislature, council, or any committee, who fails to […]
Section 28-1-111 – Certification of Violations for Prosecution.
28-1-111. Certification of violations for prosecution. Whenever any witness subpoenaed to appear or produce documents before the legislature, council, or any committee, fails to appear to testify, refuses to be sworn, fails to answer any question relevant to matter under inquiry, fails to produce any book, paper or other document relevant to the matter under […]
Section 28-1-112 – Court Order to Appear to Testify or Produce Documents.
28-1-112. Court order to appear to testify or produce documents. In case of refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the legislature, council, or any committee, the presiding officer of the body shall apply to the district court for the district in which the proceedings are being held, for an order requiring the person to […]
Section 28-1-107 – Definitions.
28-1-107. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Committee” means any duly constituted committee of the legislature, any standing committee of either house of the legislature, joint interim committee of the legislature, special investigating committee established by joint resolution of the legislature and the committees established by W.S. 28-11-101, 28-11-201 and 28-11-301; (ii) “Council” […]
Section 28-1-102 – Length of Legislative Sessions.
28-1-102. Length of legislative sessions. (a) The general and budget session of the Wyoming legislature shall commence on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years and shall continue for an additional thirty-nine (39) legislative working days unless both houses agree to an earlier adjournment. (b) There shall be a legislative budget session each even-numbered […]
Section 28-1-103 – Additional Employees.
28-1-103. Additional employees. At any time during the session of the legislature when the employment of additional persons may be necessary for the efficient performance of the duties imposed upon the legislature, the senate and house of representatives are hereby authorized to employ such additional employees. All persons employed by either house shall at all […]
Section 28-1-105 – Preservation of Records.
28-1-105. Preservation of records. The original minutes, receipt books and miscellaneous records of the state legislature deposited with the secretary of state shall be retained by the secretary of state for a period of three (3) years. The original house bills and senate files shall be retained by the secretary of state for ten (10) […]
Section 28-1-106 – Resignation of Office.
28-1-106. Resignation of office. Resignation of the office of a member of the senate or house of representatives shall be made to the governor, who shall immediately notify the state central committee of the party which the member represented at the time of his election under W.S. 22-6-120(a)(vii), or at the time of his appointment […]
Section 28-1-101 – President of Senate to Preside Over Joint Sessions; Powers.
28-1-101. President of senate to preside over joint sessions; powers. Whenever the senate and house of representatives of the legislature of the state of Wyoming shall meet in joint session, for the transaction of any business whatsoever, the duly elected and qualified president of the senate shall preside over the deliberations of any such joint […]