# Wyoming HB 130: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating civil penalties; creating criminal penalties; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 130, AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating civil penalties; creating criminal penalties; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Robert Wharff (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB130-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 130
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating civil penalties; creating criminal penalties; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-03-04, S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0
- Sponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (129 yes, 66 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: Robert Wharff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Allemand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Bear (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marlene Brady (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Brown (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: McKay Erickson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Geringer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Guggenmos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Hoeft (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jayme Lien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Locke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Darin McCann (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Pendergraft (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ivan Posey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J.R. Riggins (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Schmid (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Singh (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tomi Strock (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jacob Wasserburger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nina Webber (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bo Biteman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim French (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy McKeown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Senator Pearson
- Cosponsor: Tim Salazar (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | Amendment failed 7-24-0-0-0 | fail | 7 | 24 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0 | fail | 13 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-21 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-12-1-0-0 | pass | 49 | 12 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 50-10-2-0-0 | pass | 50 | 10 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-04: S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: S COW:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2026-02-26: S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-21: H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-12-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-20: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-19: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-13: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-13: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 50-10-2-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-10: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-09: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0130.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0130.pdf)

## Related bills

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0130.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0130.pdf)

## Related
- [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026)
- [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-HB130-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).
