# Wyoming SF 196: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating a civil penalty; creating a criminal penalty; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 196, AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating a civil penalty; creating a criminal penalty; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Tim Salazar (Republican); status vetoed, last action 2025-03-19 (Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0082) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF196-2025 - 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 196 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating a civil penalty; creating a criminal penalty; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. - Status: vetoed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-27 - Last action: 2025-03-19, Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0082 - Sponsor: Tim Salazar (Republican) - Cosponsors: 7 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (183 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: Tim Salazar (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Biteman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim French (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Troy McKeown (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Senator Smith, D ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-04 | House | H Adopted SF0196JC001: 54-4-4-0-0 | pass | 54 | 4 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | S Adopted SF0196JC001: 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | S Concur:Failed 5-26-0-0-0 | fail | 5 | 26 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-2-0-0 | pass | 53 | 7 | | | 2025-02-26 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-02-10 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 | pass | 29 | 1 | | | 2025-02-04 | Senate | S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-03-19: Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0082 (Governor) - 2025-03-05: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0082 (House) - 2025-03-04: S President Signed SEA No. 0082 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Assigned Number SEA No. 0082 - 2025-03-03: H Appointed JCC01 Members (House) - 2025-03-03: S Appointed JCC01 Members (Senate) - 2025-03-03: S Concur:Failed 5-26-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-03: S Received for Concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-03: H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-28: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-27: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-02-26: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-02-26: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-13: H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-10: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-02-10: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-07: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-06: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-04: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-04: S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-01-29: S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture (Senate) - 2025-01-28: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0196.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0196.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0196.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; 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provid… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0196.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0196.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0196.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-SF196-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).