# Wyoming SF 166: AN ACT relating to elections; amending the time for circulating and filing a petition to form a new political party; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 166, AN ACT relating to elections; amending the time for circulating and filing a petition to form a new political party; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Senator Pearson; status signed, last action 2025-03-18 (Assigned Chapter Number 157) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF166-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 166 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to elections; amending the time for circulating and filing a petition to form a new political party; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Assigned Chapter Number 157 - Sponsor: Senator Pearson - Cosponsors: 15 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (103 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Earlier petition dates for Wyoming's new parties: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming changes petition dates for groups forming new political parties to reach the general election ballot. Groups can start circulating petitions March 1 of the year before the general election, instead of April 1. They must file with the Wyoming Secretary of State by May… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Senator Pearson - Cosponsor: Gary Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Representative Eklund - Cosponsor: Lee Filer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Knapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony Locke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Schmid (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jacob Wasserburger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Webb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dan Dockstader (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Troy McKeown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Stephan Pappas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-02-27 | House | H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-03-18: Assigned Chapter Number 157 - 2025-03-18: Governor Signed SEA No. 0074 (Governor) - 2025-03-04: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0074 (House) - 2025-03-04: S President Signed SEA No. 0074 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Assigned Number SEA No. 0074 - 2025-03-04: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-03-03: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-28: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-02-27: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-02-27: H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-24: :Rerefer to H08 - Transportation (House) - 2025-02-13: H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations (House) - 2025-02-12: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-02-12: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-10: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-01-31: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-01-31: S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-01-28: S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations (Senate) - 2025-01-24: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0166.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0166.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor offense for injury to petroglyphs, pictographs and historic inscriptions; provid… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0166.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0166.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) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF166-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).