# Wyoming HB 51: AN ACT relating to courts; increasing the maximum fines and terms of imprisonment that municipal courts may impose; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 51, AN ACT relating to courts; increasing the maximum fines and terms of imprisonment that municipal courts may impose; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by null Judiciary; status failed, last action 2025-01-22 (H COW:Failed 21-38-3-0-0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 51
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to courts; increasing the maximum fines and terms of imprisonment that municipal courts may impose; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-17
- Last action: 2025-01-22, H COW:Failed 21-38-3-0-0
- Sponsor: null Judiciary
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (27 yes, 41 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: null Judiciary

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-22 | House | H COW:Failed 21-38-3-0-0 | fail | 21 | 38 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | House | H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 | pass | 6 | 3 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-01-22: H COW:Failed 21-38-3-0-0 (House)
- 2025-01-20: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2025-01-20: H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 (House)
- 2025-01-17: H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-02: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2024-12-17: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0051.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0051.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB51-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).