Legislation

Associated Student of the University of Wyoming

 

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2017-2018 Legislation

 

Bill/Resolution

Status in Senate

 

 

Note: Passed/Failed "XX-XX-XX" indicates the number of aye, nay, and abstain votes

Senate Bill #2568: Realignment of Fiscal Year 2018 Salary Line Items

Passed: 25-0-0

Apr. 25, 2017

Senate Bill #2569: Clarification of ASUW Finance Policy – Addition of ASUW
Discretionary Fund Endowment

Passed 26-0-1

Sep. 19, 2017

Senate Bill #2570: Authority of the President – University Regulation Review
Process

Passed 22-0-0 

Sep. 12, 2017

Senate Bill #2571: Extending Parliamentary Rights to the ASUW Executives

Failed 2-20-0

Sep. 12, 2017

Senate Bill #2572 Students’ Right to Know 2017 Revision

Passed 27-0-0

Oct. 10, 2017

Senate Bill #2573 Changes to ASUW Standing Committees

Passed: 24-0-0

Oct. 24, 2017

Senate Bill #2574 Reinstatement of the ASUW Mentorship Program

Passed: 25-1-0

Oct. 17, 2017

Senate Resolution #2575 Support for the Creation of the Academic Affairs/Student Affairs Trustee Committee

Passed: 26-0-0

Oct. 17, 2017

Senate Bill #2576 Revision of the Mission Statement for Student Legal Services

Passed: 25-0-0

Oct. 24, 2017

Senate Resolution #2577 ASUW Recommendation on Revised Programmatic Fee Implementation

Passed: 24-0-0

Oct. 31, 2017

Senate Bill #2578 Disclaimer Amendment to the ASUW Finance Policy

Passed: 17-7-0

Oct. 31, 2017

Senate Bill #2579: Revision of Individualized Senator Responsibilities

Failed: 4-19-0

Nov. 14, 2017

Senate Bill #2580: ASUW Support for a Campus Art Plan

Passed: 18-5-2 

Dec. 5, 2017

Senate Bill #2581: Special Projects Allocations for Fiscal Year 2018

Passed: 24-0-0

Nov. 28, 2017

Senate Bill #2582: ASUW Senate Vacancy Procedures Revision

Passed: 18-7-1 

Dec. 5, 2017

Senate Resolution #2583 Support for the Observance of Mental Health Awareness Day

Passed: 24-0-0

Nov. 28, 2017

Senate Resolution #2584 Support for University and ASUW Cooperation with the ENDOW Initiative

Passed: 24-0-0 

Nov. 28, 2017

Senate Bill #2585 ASUW Revisions to Reserve Policies

Passed: 25-0-0

Dec. 5, 2017

Senate Bill #2586 Restructuring of Senator Service Hours

Passed: 25-0-0 

Dec. 5, 2017

Senate Bill #2587 Revision to the RSO Funding Board Deadline Exception Clause

Passed: 21-2-0

Jan. 23, 2018

Senate Bill #2588 ASUW Waste Audit Initiative

Passed: 19-4-0

Jan. 23, 2018

Senate Bill #2589 Establishment of the Senate Vacancy Committee as a Special Committee

Tabled Indefinetly:

Jan. 23, 2018

Senate Resolution #2590 ASUW Support of the Creation of the Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Degree Program

Passed: 23-0-0

Jan. 23, 2018

Senate Bill #2591 Discontinuation of Processing

Failed: 2-22-0

Feb. 6, 2018

Senate Bill #2592 Approval of the ASUW Strategic Plan Moving Forward 2018-2022

Passed: 19-5-0 

Feb. 6, 2018

Senate Bill #2593 Revision of Article III of the ASUW Finance Policy and Amendment to RSO Suspension Decisions

Passed: 19-5-1

Feb. 13, 2018

Senate Bill #2594 Changes to Senator Candidate Requirements 

Failed: 5-19-0 

Feb. 6, 2018

Senate Bill #2595 Implementation of Mobile Device Application Based Safety 

Passed: 26-1-0

Feb. 20, 2018

Senate Bill #2596 Approval of Funding for SLCE Office Renovations

Passed: 24-0-0  

Feb. 13, 2018

Senate Resolution #2597 Proposed Mandatory Student Fee Increaes for FY19

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Bill #2598 Revisions to the ASUW Honorary Cowboy Program

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Bill #2599 Changes to ASUW Senate Membership

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Bill #2600 ASUW Budget for Fiscal Year 2019

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Resolution #2601 ASUW Support of the UW 10-Year Housing Plan and the Prioritized Need for Housing

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Resolution #2602 ASUW Support for the UW Science Initative and the Release of all Necessary Funds from the State of Wyoming

Passed: 19-0-0

Feb. 27, 2018

Senate Resolution #2603 ASUW Support of Fraternity/Sorority Life's Redevelopment of Greek Week

Passed: 20-0-0

March 20, 2018

Senate Resolution #2604 ASUW Support for Hathaway Scholarship Eligibility Extension

Pulled by Author

Senate Resolution #2605 ASUW Support for Construction Management Degree Program

Passed: 23-0-0

March 27, 2018

Senate Bill #2606 Revisions to the Senate Vacancy Procedures

Passed: 20-0-0

March 20, 2018

Senate Bill #2607 Updates to the Strategic Partnership

Passed: 20-0-0

March 20, 2018

Senate Resolution #2608 ASUW Support for the Updated University Regulation 8-249 "ASUW Student Government" Passed: 20-0-0

March 20, 2018

Senate Bill #2609 Removal of WyoVocal

Passed: 23-0-0

March 27, 2018

Senate Bill #2610 Changes to the Finance Policy Pertaining to Tangible Prizes Pulled by Author
Senate Bill #2611 Pronoun Revisions to the ASUW Constitution

Passed: 21-1-0

March 27, 2018

 

Senate Bill #2612 ASUW By-Laws and Working Documents Revision-Changing the Name of Freshman Senate to First-Year Senate

Passed: 15-3-0

April 3, 2018

Senate Bill #2613 ASUW Constitution Revision-Changing the Name of Freshman Senate to First-Year Senate

Passed:15-3-1

April 3, 2018

Senate Bill #2614 ASUW Senator Requirements Revision

 

Vetod:

April 5, 2018

Senate Bill #2615 The Defebaugh Efficiency and Economy of Finance Act

Passed: 24-0-0

April 10, 2018

Senate Bill #2616 Changes to the ASUW Rules and Procedures

Passed: 24-0-0

April 10, 2018

Senate Bill #2617 Correction to the List of Low Interaction Governance Groups in By-Laws

Passed: 24-0-0

April 10, 2018

Senate Bill #2618 ASTEC Changes in Eligibility and Requirements

Veto Overturned:

April 17, 2018

Senate Resolution #2619 ASUW Recommendation on Plus/Minus Grading System

Passed: 23-0-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2620 Revitalization of Head Table Positions

Failed: 0-23-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2621 Changes to Senator Candidate Requirements

Failed: 6-17-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2622 Endowment Reform Act

Passed: 23-0-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2623 Clarifying How to Determine the Intent of Legislation

Vetod:

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2624 ASUW Senator Requirements & Obligations Revision

Passed: 24-0-0

April 10, 2018

Senate Bill #2625 ASUW Local Spending Act

Passed: 23-0-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2626 ASUW Establishment of Rave Guardian Mobile Safety Ad-Hoc Committee and Support for the After-Hours Pedestrian Safety Ad-Hoc Committee Report

Passed: 24-0-0 

April 10, 2018

Senate Resolution #2627 ASUW Support of Huron Tuition Recommendations

Passed: 23-0-0

April 17, 2018

Senate Bill #2628 ASUW Rule and Procedures Reformatting & Revision

Vetod:

April 17, 2018

 
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