# Wyoming HB 119: AN ACT relating to the common law, statutes and rules of construction; limiting the application and use of foreign law under Wyoming law; specifying exceptions to a change of venue in civil actions; providing legislative findings; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 119, AN ACT relating to the common law, statutes and rules of construction; limiting the application and use of foreign law under Wyoming law; specifying exceptions to a change of venue in civil actions; providing legislative findings; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (H Failed Introduction 39-22-1-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 119
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the common law, statutes and rules of construction; limiting the application and use of foreign law under Wyoming law; specifying exceptions to a change of venue in civil actions; providing legislative findings; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-07
- Last action: 2026-02-10, H Failed Introduction 39-22-1-0-0
- Sponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (39 yes, 22 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: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Hoeft (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nina Webber (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | House | H Failed Introduction 39-22-1-0-0 | pass | 39 | 22 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-10: H Failed Introduction 39-22-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-09: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-07: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0119.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0119.pdf)

## Related
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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-HB119-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).