# Wyoming HB 148: AN ACT relating to the University of Wyoming board of trustees; increasing the members of the board of trustees; providing for election of trustees as specified; specifying election requirements; making conforming amendments; specifying requirements for the initial election and initial terms of elected trustees; specifying expiration of existing appointed trustee terms; specifying requirements for appointment and terms of appointed trustees after the 2026 general election; repealing duplicative provisions; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 148, AN ACT relating to the University of Wyoming board of trustees; increasing the members of the board of trustees; providing for election of trustees as specified; specifying election requirements; making conforming amendments; specifying requirements for the initial election and initial terms of elected trustees; specifying expiration of existing appointed trustee terms; specifying requirements for appointment and terms of appointed trustees after the 2026 general election; repealing duplicative provisions; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-28 (S COW:S Did not consider for COW); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB148-2025 - 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 148 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the University of Wyoming board of trustees; increasing the members of the board of trustees; providing for election of trustees as specified; specifying election requirements; making conforming amendments; specifying requirements for the initial election and initial terms of elected trustees; specifying expiration of existing appointed trustee terms; specifying requirements for appointment and terms of appointed trustees after the 2026 general election; repealing duplicative provisions; and providing for an effective date. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-02-28, S COW:S Did not consider for COW - Sponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (46 yes, 19 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: John Bear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ken Pendergraft (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Do Not Pass 3-2-0-0-0 | pass | 3 | 2 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-17-11-0-0 | pass | 34 | 17 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-02-28: S COW:S Did not consider for COW (Senate) - 2025-02-24: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-24: S04 - Education:Recommend Do Not Pass 3-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education (Senate) - 2025-02-06: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-06: H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-17-11-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-05: H 3rd Reading:Laid Back (House) - 2025-02-04: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-03: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-01-29: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-01-29: H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-28: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education (House) - 2025-01-13: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-10: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0148.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; 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