The bill has the support of the Wyoming Department of Transportation as well as some industry groups, such as the Wyoming Trucking Association. and the Wyoming Association of Municipalities.
Wyoming faces major education funding shortfalls in the coming years, and a bill that is slated for consideration by the 2021 Legislature when it reconvenes in March would cut school funding by $100 million.
Under Senate File 86, the attorney general would join the governor, treasurer, secretary of state, auditor, and superintendent of public instruction as a statewide elected office.
the bill would not apply to Wyoming's federal officeholders, including the state's U.S. Senators or Representative in Congress, such as Rep. Liz Cheney. Those offices are governed by the U.S. Constitution, which has no recall provision.