Mike Gierau is a Democratic member of the Wyoming State Senate for District 17 who took office in January 2019 and is seeking re-election on November 3, 2026.[1][2]He previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives for District 16 from 2017 to 2019.[1]
Mike Gierau represented Wyoming House District 16 from 2017 to 2019 before moving to the state Senate on January 7, 2019, succeeding Leland Christensen.[1]He was a superdelegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention and supported Hillary Clinton for the nomination.[1]For 2025-2026 he was assigned to the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Senate Rules and Procedure Committee, the Senate Journal Committee and the Management Council Committee, among others.[1]
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
This act authorizes twenty-four (24) employee positions within the State Forestry Division for wildland fire suppression, including full-time and temporary full-time positions. This act appropriates five million one hundred forty‑four thousand dollars ($5,144,000.00) from the General Fund for the establishment of two (2) wildland fire suppression modules, covering personnel, equipment, training and related costs.
This act authorizes two (2) full-time employee positions within the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments, one of which is effective April 1, 2026, and one effective April 1, 2027. This act appropriates four hundred ninety‑nine thousand seven hundred nine dollars ($499,709.00) from the General Fund for the State Forestry Conservation Inmate Crew Program for the two (2) full-time positions, equipment and associated costs.
This act provides that persons in a wildland firefighting occupation employed by the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments will receive hazard pay and paid time off in accordance with federal standards. The Office of State Lands and Investments is required to monitor federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off when determining compensation, but those standards will not be considered binding. An appropriation is provided to provide hazard pay for wildland firefighters.
AN ACT relating to tourism; providing an appropriation; specifying distribution and requirements for the appropriation; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.
AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; increasing the allowable education square footage utilized to calculate routine and major maintenance for school districts; providing appropriations; and providing for effective date.
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act; creating a cause of action against foreign states and international organizations regarding foreign censorship laws that violate specific constitutional provisions; providing for standing, jurisdiction, venue, alternative service of process and a statute of limitations; providing remedies; imposing joint and several liability; prohibiting the state from recognizing, enforcing or cooperating with certain foreign judgments; creating a cause of action…
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act; creating a cause of action against foreign states and international organizations regarding foreign censorship laws that violate specific constitutional provisions; providing for standing, jurisdiction, venue, alternative service of process and a statute of limitations; providing remedies; imposing joint and several liability; prohibiting the state from recognizing, enforcing or cooperating with certain foreign judgments; creating a cause of action…
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
HB 70 · WY SENATE
Wyoming GRANITE Act.
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Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act; creating a cause of action against foreign states and international organizations regarding foreign censorship laws that violate specific constitutional provisions; providing for standing, jurisdiction, venue, alternative service of process and a statute of limitations; providing remedies; imposing joint and several liability; prohibiting the state from recognizing, enforcing or cooperating with certain foreign judgments; creating a cause of action…
Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
This act authorizes twenty-four (24) employee positions within the State Forestry Division for wildland fire suppression, including full-time and temporary full-time positions. This act appropriates five million one hundred forty‑four thousand dollars ($5,144,000.00) from the General Fund for the establishment of two (2) wildland fire suppression modules, covering personnel, equipment, training and related costs.
Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
This act authorizes two (2) full-time employee positions within the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments, one of which is effective April 1, 2026, and one effective April 1, 2027. This act appropriates four hundred ninety‑nine thousand seven hundred nine dollars ($499,709.00) from the General Fund for the State Forestry Conservation Inmate Crew Program for the two (2) full-time positions, equipment and associated costs.
Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 2-1-2-0-0
This act authorizes correctional forestry crew supervisors, correctional crew supervisors or correctional forestry crew managers who are employed by the Office of State Lands and Investments to be included as law enforcement members under the Wyoming Retirement System. This act authorizes any person employed full-time or temporary full-time in a wildland firefighting occupation by any state agency to be included as a firefighter member under the Wyoming Retirement System. This act provides an appropriation to the Office of State Lands and Investments to provide retirement contributions.
Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
This act provides that persons in a wildland firefighting occupation employed by the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments will receive hazard pay and paid time off in accordance with federal standards. The Office of State Lands and Investments is required to monitor federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off when determining compensation, but those standards will not be considered binding. An appropriation is provided to provide hazard pay for wildland firefighters.
Motion: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
AN ACT relating to tourism; providing an appropriation; specifying distribution and requirements for the appropriation; requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date.
AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; increasing the allowable education square footage utilized to calculate routine and major maintenance for school districts; providing appropriations; and providing for effective date.
