# Wyoming HB 103: AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming First Amendment Protection Act; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and expression of speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 103, AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming First Amendment Protection Act; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and expression of speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Pepper Ottman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 103
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming First Amendment Protection Act; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and expression of speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-05
- Last action: 2026-03-04, S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Sponsor: Pepper Ottman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (104 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pepper Ottman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Heiner (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-4-4-0-2 | pass | 52 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026-02-16 | House | H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 45-15-0-0-2 | pass | 45 | 15 | 2 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-04: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: S No report prior to CoW Cutoff (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-4-4-0-2 (House)
- 2026-02-23: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-21: H 2nd Reading:Laid Back (House)
- 2026-02-20: H 2nd Reading:Laid Back (House)
- 2026-02-19: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-16: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-16: H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 45-15-0-0-2 (House)
- 2026-02-06: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-05: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0103.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0103.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0103.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0103.pdf)

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- [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026)
- [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026)
- [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026)
- [HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB145-2026)
- [HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intell…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB102-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB103-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).