Getting a lot of questions on what this actually does! So a quick thread...
Lawmakers are allowed to participate remotely and won't be docked pay for it.

Lawmakers can only hold meetings at sites able to facilitate full remote meetings.
Much better than the policy they originally proposed.
The drawback is that we won't have meetings in rural areas that occasionally require field visits. If you look at the list, all the sites are places like Laramie, Rawlins, Jackson, Rock Springs, Casper, Cheyenne...
These policies also cover the interim only. So the existing policies will remain in-place for the budget session and the special session happening in July.
That's it! Hope this helps.

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