# Wyoming HB 42: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the elements and penalty for the failure to comply with the duty to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries; making the penalty for failure to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries a felony; increasing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 42, AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the elements and penalty for the failure to comply with the duty to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries; making the penalty for failure to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries a felony; increasing penalties; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Scott Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-23 (H COW:H Did not consider for COW); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB42-2026
- 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 42
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the elements and penalty for the failure to comply with the duty to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries; making the penalty for failure to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries a felony; increasing penalties; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-23, H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- Sponsor: Scott Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (67 yes, 2 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: Scott Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-13 | House | H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 59-2-1-0-0 | pass | 59 | 2 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-02-23: H COW:H Did not consider for COW (House)
- 2026-02-13: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-13: H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 59-2-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-01-14: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-01-13: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0042.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0042.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB42-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).