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CHEYENNE (AP) — Developments at the Wyoming Legislature on Feb. 9, the second day of the 2016 budget session:
WOLVES AND GRIZZLIES: The House voted to consider a bill that would prohibit state law enforcement officers from assisting federal agencies in investigating, arresting or prosecuting people who kill or injure wolves or grizzly bears under some circumstances. Non-budget bills must receive at least a two-thirds vote to be considered in the budget session.
TRIBAL LICENSE PLATES: The House voted to consider a bill that would authorize people to acquire vehicle license plates commemorating the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Indian tribes.
MARIJUANA: The House voted not to consider a bill that would have reduced the criminal penalties for marijuana possession. The House also voted not to consider a bill that would have legalized the possession of marijuana in Wyoming by people who hold a valid medical prescription for it in another state.
ASSET FORFEITURE: The House voted to consider a bill that would require the state to secure a criminal conviction in order to seek to forfeit property it seized in major drug cases. The Senate voted to consider another bill that would require judges to hold a hearing on whether there was probable cause to support the state’s request to forfeit property seized in drug cases. The Senate bill wouldn’t require a criminal conviction to permit the state to forfeit property.
MOUNTAIN LIONS: The House voted not to consider a bill that would have allowed the trapping of mountain lions.
FIREARMS: The Senate voted to consider a bill that would specify that firearms or ammunition couldn’t be lost to satisfy debts in bankruptcy proceedings.