House Appropriations Committee to consider mental health bills

SHERIDAN —- The Wyoming House of Representatives referred three mental health bills to its Appropriations Committee last week.

Speaker of the House Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, brought the bills up for consideration, noting his and the Governor’s focus on mental health.

“That has been a priority of mine, and I think we heard that it was a priority of (Gov. Mark Gordon during his State of the State address),” Sommers said.

The House voted to introduce three mental health bills last week, referring each to the House Appropriations Committee. The committee could review the bills as earl...