Thread by @IAmNickReynolds

The House is currently considering amendments to the budget bill right now. There are 42 of them.

Read them all here: wyoleg.gov/Legislation/Am…

House also revived the sports betting bill from last night. The four Democrats who previously voted against it flipped to make the final tally 32-28.

Rep. Clifford -- who opposed it on potential impacts to tribes -- is working amendments in the Senate.

wyoleg.gov/Legislation/20…

In the Senate, they are considering a bill on third reading to add legislative oversight to public health orders.

Rothfuss opposed:

"We don't practice surgery, and we shouldn't. We typically know what level we should perform at is at the governance level."

Notes that lawmakers make decisions on bills all the time, and that their membership has experience in a wide range of areas.

But not epidemiology.

"We don't have it. And we should recognize that."

Perkins: "We decide by our vote what is constitutional."

Said he believes that in grave danger or times of emergency (like calling a special session) the Legislature has sufficient powers to call itself into session, address these issues.

Also argues that we have civilian controls over the military.

"We recognize in our form of Republican government that we're not the authorities. But Why do we do that? Because it's a powerful, powerful thing."

"It's not to second-guess the experts," he added. "It's to balance policy considerations."

Sen. Troy McKeown making the appeal to emotion -- small stores closing while places like Walmart reported record earnings.

"If they sold soda pop and bread, they could sell you a shovel. But if you sold shovels, you were closed down," he said.

Said they have done nothing to bring accountability to these agents.

"I'm not saying we're smarter than health officers, but we're responsible for their decisions... We can't delegate the outcome of that."

"Perfection is truly the enemy of good enough," he added.