# Wyoming HB 47: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying a requirement for persons to assist others at risk of serious bodily injury or death; creating a criminal offense for failure to assist; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 47, AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying a requirement for persons to assist others at risk of serious bodily injury or death; creating a criminal offense for failure to assist; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Steve Harshman (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (H Failed Introduction 22-39-1-0-0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 47
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying a requirement for persons to assist others at risk of serious bodily injury or death; creating a criminal offense for failure to assist; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-02-11, H Failed Introduction 22-39-1-0-0
- Sponsor: Steve Harshman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (22 yes, 39 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: Steve Harshman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Filer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Cooper (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gierau (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | House | H Failed Introduction 22-39-1-0-0 | fail | 22 | 39 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-11: H Failed Introduction 22-39-1-0-0 (House)
- 2026-01-22: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-01-15: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0047.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0047.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 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026)
- [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB47-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).