# Wyoming SJ 4: A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming constitution to amend the composition and qualifications of the judicial nominating commission, to specify that the legislature may define the actual practice of law for purposes of qualifications for supreme court justices and to require persons selected for the office of justice of the supreme court to be confirmed by the senate.

Wyoming SJ 4, A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming constitution to amend the composition and qualifications of the judicial nominating commission, to specify that the legislature may define the actual practice of law for purposes of qualifications for supreme court justices and to require persons selected for the office of justice of the supreme court to be confirmed by the senate., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Cheri Steinmetz (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-11 (S Failed Introduction 16-15-0-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SJ 4
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming constitution to amend the composition and qualifications of the judicial nominating commission, to specify that the legislature may define the actual practice of law for purposes of qualifications for supreme court justices and to require persons selected for the office of justice of the supreme court to be confirmed by the senate.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-02-11, S Failed Introduction 16-15-0-0-0
- Sponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (16 yes, 15 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: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Abby Angelos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John Bear (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Pendergraft (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Boner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Kolb (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy McKeown (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | S Failed Introduction 16-15-0-0-0 | pass | 16 | 15 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-11: S Failed Introduction 16-15-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SJ0004.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SJ0004.pdf)

## Related
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- [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)
- [SF 106: AN ACT relating to welfare; amending the intervals at which the department of h…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF106-2026)
- [SF 66: AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons with life threatening ill…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF66-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SJ4-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).