# Wyoming HB 157: AN ACT relating to parental rights; providing a civil cause of action for infringement of parental rights; creating an exception to governmental immunity; waiving governmental claims notice requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 157, AN ACT relating to parental rights; providing a civil cause of action for infringement of parental rights; creating an exception to governmental immunity; waiving governmental claims notice requirements; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Darin McCann (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 157
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to parental rights; providing a civil cause of action for infringement of parental rights; creating an exception to governmental immunity; waiving governmental claims notice requirements; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-10
- Last action: 2026-03-04, S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0
- Sponsor: Darin McCann (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (131 yes, 35 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: Darin McCann (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marlene Brady (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Guggenmos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: J.T. Larson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jayme Lien (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony Locke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Pepper Ottman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Schmid (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tomi Strock (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cody Wylie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Evie Brennan (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Senator Pearson

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-04 | Senate | S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0 | fail | 12 | 19 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-21 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0 | pass | 55 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-13 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 51-10-1-0-0 | pass | 51 | 10 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-04: S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: S COW:S Did not consider for COW (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-21: H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-20: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-19: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-19: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-19: H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-13: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 51-10-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0157.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0157.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB157-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).