SF 2 — Legislative budget.

SORIGINAL TATE OF W YOMING 26LSO-0256 SENATE FILE NO.

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Sponsored1, by:SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to appropriations for the legislature;

Management Council A BILL for AN ACT relating to appropriations for the legislature;

There is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative service office the following specified amounts, or as much thereof as may be necessary, to pay the costs and expenses of the Wyoming legislature SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 through June 30, 2028:

3 SALARIES LSO Staff Permanent/Temporary ..................$11,499,818 Legislators – Session ............................1,156,600 Legislators – Interim ...........................2,239,976 Session Staff ......................................575,608 Employer Paid Benefits ..........................4,906,076 IN-STATE TRAVEL Mileage and Per Diem – Session ...................1,543,200 Mileage and Per Diem – Interim ...................1,252,390 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL Travel Expenses .....................................93,800 Per Diem ...........................................128,800 DUES National Conference of State Legislatures ..........293,524 TheORIGINAL EnergySENATE CouncilFILE ..................................76,800NO. Council of State Governments .......................271,346 Other ..............................................15,520 2 SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 REGISTRATION FEES ...................................75,600 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ..................................50,000 5 ETS SERVICES (Network connections & backup) .........10,000 7 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ..................1,524,720 (Information technology, copying, supplies and equipment, furniture, contract services, special projects, etc.) STATUTES, SESSION LAWS AND DIGESTS .................405,000 TOTAL ..........................................$26,118,778 Section 2.

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1, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION The Energy Council ..................................76,800 Council of State Governments .......................271,346 Other ..............................................15,520 REGISTRATION FEES ...................................75,600 TELECOMMUNICATIONS ..................................50,000 ETS SERVICES (Network connections & backup) .........10,000 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT ..................1,524,720 (Information technology, copying, supplies and equipment, furniture, contract services, special projects, etc.) STATUTES, SESSION LAWS AND DIGESTS .................405,000 TOTAL ..........................................$26,118,778 Section 2.

The appropriation for out-of-state travel under this act shall be used to reimburse legislators for documented legislative SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 travel and per diem expenses to attend out-of-state meetings in accordance with policies of the Management Council.

This travel may include travel to meet with legislators or legislative committees from other states and travel to attendORIGINAL otherSENATE meetings,FILE conferencesNO. or events that further the interests of the state of Wyoming.

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1, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION attend other meetings, conferences or events that further the interests of the state of Wyoming.

(i) Any unexpended, unobligated amounts reappropriated for expenditure by the legislative service office under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 59, Sections 4(a)(i) and 7 and 2025 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 140, Section 2 are reappropriated for expenditure SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 by the legislative service office for the period commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028.

(iii)ORIGINAL AnySENATE unexpended,FILE unobligatedNO. amounts appropriated for expenditure under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 59 are reappropriated for expenditure by the SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 legislative service office at the direction of the Management Council for extraordinary expenses of the legislature and as necessary to supplement any expense category under this act, for the period commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028.

7SF0002 (b)ENROLLED ThisACT sectionNO. is effective immediately.

91, SectionSENATE 5.SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION (iii) Any unexpended, unobligated amounts appropriated for expenditure under 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 59 are reappropriated for expenditure by the legislative service office at the direction of the Management Council for extraordinary expenses of the legislature and as necessary to supplement any expense category under this act, for the period commencing July 1, and ending June 30, 2028.

(b) This section is effective immediately.

Section 5.

SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 2 (c) As used in this section:

4 (i) "Legislator elect" means a person elected to the legislature during the 2026 general election who is not a current member of the legislature and before the person is duly sworn in;

9 (ii) "Newly appointed legislator" means a person appointedORIGINAL afterSENATE theFILE 2026NO. general election to fill a vacancy in the House or Senate and before the person is duly sworn in.

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1, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION appointed after the 2026 general election to fill a vacancy in the House or Senate and before the person is duly sworn in.

(a) Subject to available appropriation, legislators traveling out-of-state, including internationally, in connection with executive branch or legislatively approved efforts to expand and diversify Wyoming's energy and industrial economy or to attract new business enterprises to the state or to improve access to and growth in domestic and international markets, are authorized reimbursement of actual travel expenses, including travel, lodging, meals and SF0002 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0256 necessary incidentals, provided:

3 (i) Reimbursement of travel expenses for members of the legislature to participate in economic development efforts under this section shall require the approval of the Management Council;

8 (ii) In designating members authorized to receive travel reimbursement under this section, preference shall be given to members who have expressed an intention to seek re-election to, or if mid-term to continue to serve in, the Wyoming legislature during the 2027 and 2028 legislative sessions.

There is appropriated twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office for payment of registration, mileage and per diem for legislators attending the Wyoming state treasurer's investmentORIGINAL conferenceSENATE inFILE theNO. 2026 or 2027 interim.

8 SF0002 STATEENROLLED OFACT WYOMINGNO. 26LSO-0256 Section 8.

1, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION investment conference in the 2026 or 2027 interim.

Section 8.

4 (a) There is appropriated twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) from the general fund to the legislative service office to pay the salary, mileage and per diem of the legislative members of the capitol interpretive exhibits and wayfinding subcommittee created by 2021 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 140, Section 8(a).

9ORIGINAL SF0002SENATE STATEFILE OFNO. WYOMING 26LSO-0256 Section 10.

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1, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION Section 10.

3 (a) As used in this act, "effective immediately" means effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END) SF0002Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED:

_________ DATE APPROVED:

_________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

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