# Wyoming SF 117: AN ACT relating to child custody; providing a presumption for issuance of an order of shared child custody as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 117, AN ACT relating to child custody; providing a presumption for issuance of an order of shared child custody as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Senator Pearson; status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 117
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to child custody; providing a presumption for issuance of an order of shared child custody as specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-03-03, S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Sponsor: Senator Pearson
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senator Pearson
- Cosponsor: Ocean Andrew (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Abby Angelos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Kelly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Darin McCann (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Boner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-03: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: S No report prior to CoW Cutoff (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0117.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0117.pdf)

## Related
- [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025)
- [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025)
- [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025)
- [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025)
- [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025)
- [SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF91-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF117-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).