Bills & Legislation

AN ACT relating to state funds; requiring the state treasurer and the Wyoming retirement board to provide for proxy voting associated with the investment of state funds; specifying investment criteria to ensure investments are made only on pecuniary factors; providing definitions; authorizing contracts and the use of investment earnings; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; authorizing full‑time positions; and providing for an effective date.

Bo BitemanRepublican

AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; specifying requirements for the use of sex-designated restrooms, showers, sleeping quarters and locker room facilities at public facilities; providing for complaints and civil actions; specifying duties for public entities; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Martha LawleyRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing the deposit of public monies in credit unions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to property, conveyances and security transactions; providing legislative findings; providing definitions; providing an easement for electric transmission lines and distributions systems as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Ed CooperRepublican

AN ACT relating to severance tax; decreasing the severance tax rate for surface coal; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.

Ken CloustonRepublican

AN ACT relating to the office of state lands and investments; authorizing firefighters to receive hazard pay and paid time off as specified; providing appropriations; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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AN ACT relating to recreation safety; adding rock climbing as a recreation activity for purposes of the Recreation Safety Act and for liability of the land owner whose land is used for recreation purposes; and providing for an effective date.

Lloyd LarsenRepublican

AN ACT relating to authorization of a full-time literacy position for the department of education; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to the insurance code; specifying requirements for third party access to dental network contracts; providing requirements for the use of virtual credit card payments and other methods of payments for dental services; providing contractual requirements; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Stacy JonesRepublican

AN ACT relating to courts; amending the Court Supervised Treatment Program Act to include mental health treatment; authorizing court supervised treatment programs to accept participants from any other jurisdiction in this state; amending the Public Defender Act to allow the public defender to participate as a team member in court supervised treatment programs and represent participants in those programs; changing the term "substance abuse" to "substance use"; amending definitions; creating definitions; making conforming amendments; authorizing rulemaking; repealing provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Jared OlsenRepublican

AN ACT relating to elections; amending notice of intent to cancel a registration as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Laura PearsonRepublican

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.

Laura PearsonRepublican

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; authorizing the board of chiropractic examiners to obtain criminal background checks as specified; requiring applicants for licensure and licensees subject to investigation and disciplinary action by the board of chiropractic examiners to submit fingerprints and other necessary information for a criminal background check; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Dan DockstaderRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the budget reserve account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the budget reserve account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

Larry HicksRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the strategic investments and projects account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the strategic investments and projects account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for effective dates.

Larry HicksRepublican

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to state legislative districts; providing legislative findings; requiring management council to assign legislative apportionment to a committee of the legislature for study during the 2025 legislative interim as provided by this act; providing that legislation to apportion the legislature based on the requirements of this act may be introduced during the 2026 legislative budget session; and providing for an effective date.

Ogden DriskillRepublican

AN ACT relating to sage grouse implementation and mitigation credits; specifying that operator-offered mitigation measures may be used and approved to address impacts to greater sage-grouse habitat; specifying that eminent domain shall not be used to provide for mitigation activities; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to eminent domain; limiting the exercise of the power of condemnation for energy collector systems; providing compensation standards for condemned property as specified; requiring proof of compliance and notice of condemnation as specified; providing requirements for existing easements; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; repealing an existing provision; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Barry CragoRepublican

AN ACT relating to emergency loan programs; establishing an emergency bridge loan program for small businesses during declared natural disasters; specifying eligibility and requirements for the bridge loan program; specifying terms, conditions and obligations for bridge loans; specifying duties; creating an account; requiring reports; providing a loan; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Bo BitemanRepublican

A JOINT RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first woman to hold the office of governor in the United States.

Tara NethercottRepublican

A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the Governor concentrate on promoting stable dispatchable base load power resources from Wyoming in lieu of taxpayer subsidized commercial wind and solar generated power.

Laura PearsonRepublican

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing new vehicle dealers to establish hourly labor rates and retail parts markup rates to be charged for warranty repairs; specifying procedures for establishing and calculating the rates; providing exceptions; requiring mediation; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to miscellaneous contracts and actions; providing that contractual covenants not to compete are void; providing exceptions; specifying requirements for covenants not to compete for physicians; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to recreation safety; adding agritourism as a recreation activity for purposes of the Recreation Safety Act; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT modifying the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act to include crossing guard volunteers and faculty; and providing for an effective date.

Evie BrennanRepublican

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; specifying that the practice of natural hair braiding is exempt from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act; clarifying that the owner of a salon may require certification for the practice of natural hair braiding; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Lynn HutchingsRepublican

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; requiring the acceptance of reports of missing persons by law enforcement as specified; providing exceptions; specifying duties for law enforcement agencies and peace officers related to missing persons; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Bill LandenRepublican

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; providing for the issuance of professional and occupation licenses to military service members as specified; providing for temporary practice permits for military service members; requiring temporary professional and occupation licenses to military service members as specified; amending and providing definitions; repealing provisions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to marketing homemade foods; providing for the sale of producer-raised, homemade meat products as specified; providing a delayed effective date pending certification by the governor based on federal action; providing definitions; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Tim SalazarRepublican

AN ACT relating to motor vehicle license plates; authorizing specially designed license plates to recognize rodeo as the official sport of Wyoming; specifying requirements; authorizing fees; providing for termination of issuance of the special plates; requiring a report upon termination; authorizing rulemaking; making a conforming amendment; specifying availability; and providing for an effective date.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; requiring the completion of economic analyses for major administrative rules; amending the process for legislative review and notice of rules; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; requiring a study and a report; providing an appropriation; authorizing additional positions; and providing for effective dates.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the exemption from civil liability for providing emergency services to include mental health crises; and providing for an effective date.

Chris RothfussDemocrat

AN ACT relating to K-12 school facilities; repealing the requirement for charter schools to receive reimbursement for leasing expenses if the state construction department determines there are no existing adequate educational facilities within the school district; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Ogden DriskillRepublican

AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; prohibiting the use and operation of unmanned aircraft systems over critical infrastructure and critical systems; specifying exceptions; providing and amending penalties; authorizing the use of the Wyoming national guard; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; providing duties for the attorney general; and providing for an effective date.

Stacy JonesRepublican

AN ACT relating to school finance; extending the sunset date for an increase in school district operating balances and cash reserves; and providing for an effective date.

Dan DockstaderRepublican

AN ACT relating to energy; requiring the Wyoming energy authority to complete a study on the economic impacts of the energy industry in Wyoming; specifying requirements of the study; authorizing and requiring assistance from state agencies and higher education institutions; requiring reports; specifying deadlines; and providing for an effective date.

Dan DockstaderRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing specified local governments to invest in equities as specified; specifying requirements for investments in equities; specifying applicability; authorizing actions; and providing for effective dates.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; amending the Wyoming Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act as specified; amending licensing requirements; amending disclosure requirements; providing for digital agreements; providing definitions; providing limitations; requiring rulemaking; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to the protection and rights of blind and disabled persons; specifying that the rights and obligations applicable to service and assistance animals apply to service animals that are being trained; increasing penalties related to injuring or killing a service or assistance animal; and providing for an effective date.

Lynn HutchingsRepublican

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing county treasurers to accept applications and payment for wildlife conservation license plates; amending application requirements; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Stephan PappasRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the distribution of ad valorem taxes on mineral production collected on a monthly basis; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Stacy JonesRepublican

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Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to industrial development and siting; amending the deadline by which the director of the department of environmental quality must hold a hearing on industrial siting permit applications; amending deadlines to cure incomplete applications; amending deadlines for counties to hold hearings and reach decisions on permit applications for wind and solar projects; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; specifying and amending procedures for children to testify in specified criminal cases outside the presence of the defendant and the jury; specifying accommodations that may be provided to children testifying in specified criminal cases; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Wendy SchulerRepublican

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending the date of conviction for purposes of when a due diligence showing is required before post-conviction DNA testing; and providing for an effective date.

Bill LandenRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing tax exemptions for surviving parents of veterans as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Bill LandenRepublican

AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain disclaimers of property; and providing for an effective date.

Barry CragoRepublican

AN ACT relating to corporations, partnerships and associations; amending the grounds for administrative dissolution, revocation and forfeiture to include providing false or fraudulent information to the registered agent; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to emergency telephone service; requiring reporting of 911 outages; clarifying provisions related to reporting of revenues and expenditures; and providing for an effective date.

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