Wyoming 2026 Session Status: Passed Senate

SF0045 — AN ACT relating to pari-mutuel wagering; specifying requirements for simulcasting permits, including historic horse racing terminals; requiring approval by a city, town or county for the issuance of a simulcasting permit as specified; authorizing conditions and revocation of approval; authorizing appeals; amending enforcement requirements; conforming provisions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — Assigned Chapter Number 72

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) on March 06, 2026.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 30% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    6 passed, 9 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Local approval for simulcasting.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 72

  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0051

  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0051

  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0051

  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0051

  6. H Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. S Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. S Concur:Failed 0-30-1-0-0

  9. S Received for Concurrence

  10. H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0

  11. H 2nd Reading:Passed

  12. H COW:Passed

  13. H Placed on General File

  14. H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  15. H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals

  16. H Received for Introduction

  17. S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0

  18. S 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. S COW:Passed

  20. S Placed on General File

  21. S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  22. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0

  23. S Received for Introduction

  24. Bill Number Assigned

Sponsors

  • Mgt Council · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 92 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Mgt Council

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (92)

92 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Adopted SF0045JC001

Passed 60 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 55001
Democrat 5001
Total 60002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (62)
Member Party Vote
Ivan Posey Democrat Not Voting
Karlee Provenza Democrat Yea
Ken Chestek Democrat Yea
Liz Storer Democrat Yea
Mike Yin Democrat Yea
Trey Sherwood Democrat Yea
Abby Angelos Republican Yea
Andrew Byron Republican Yea
Ann Lucas Republican Yea
Art Washut Republican Yea
Bill Allemand Republican Yea
Bob Davis Republican Yea
Bob Nicholas Republican Yea
Chip Neiman Republican Yea
Christopher Knapp Republican Yea
Clarence Styvar Republican Yea
Cody Wylie Republican Yea
Dalton Banks Republican Yea
Daniel Singh Republican Yea
Darin McCann Republican Yea
Elissa Campbell Republican Yea
Gary Brown Republican Yea
J.R. Riggins Republican Yea
J.T. Larson Republican Yea
JD Williams Republican Yea
Jacob Wasserburger Republican Yea
Jayme Lien Republican Yea
Jeremy Haroldson Republican Yea
Joe Webb Republican Yea
Joel Guggenmos Republican Yea
John Bear Republican Yea
John Winter Republican Yea
Julie Jarvis Republican Yea
Justin Fornstrom Republican Yea
Ken Clouston Republican Yea
Ken Pendergraft Republican Yea
Kevin Campbell Republican Yea
Landon Brown Republican Yea
Laurie Bratten Republican Yea
Lee Filer Republican Yea
Lloyd Larsen Republican Yea
Marilyn Connolly Republican Yea
Marlene Brady Republican Yea
Martha Lawley Republican Yea
McKay Erickson Republican Yea
Mike Schmid Republican Yea
Nina Webber Republican Yea
Ocean Andrew Republican Yea
Pam Thayer Republican Yea
Paul Hoeft Republican Yea
Pepper Ottman Republican Yea
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams Republican Yea
Reuben Tarver Republican Yea
Rob Geringer Republican Yea
Robert Wharff Republican Yea
Scott Heiner Republican Yea
Scott Smith Republican Yea
Steve Harshman Republican Yea
Steve Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kelly Republican Not Voting
Tomi Strock Republican Yea
Tony Locke Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Concur

Failed 0 Yea · 30 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 02801
Democrat 0200
Total 03001
% of votes cast 0%97%0%3%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Chris Rothfuss Democrat Nay
Mike Gierau Democrat Nay
Barry Crago Republican Nay
Bill Landen Republican Nay
Bo Biteman Republican Nay
Bob Ide Republican Nay
Brian Boner Republican Nay
Cale Case Republican Nay
Charles Scott Republican Nay
Cheri Steinmetz Republican Nay
Dan Dockstader Republican Nay
Dan Laursen Republican Nay
Ed Cooper Republican Nay
Eric Barlow Republican Nay
Evie Brennan Republican Nay
Gary Crum Republican Nay
Jared Olsen Republican Nay
Jim Anderson Republican Nay
John Kolb Republican Nay
Larry Hicks Republican Nay
Laura Pearson Republican Nay
Lynn Hutchings Republican Nay
Ogden Driskill Republican Nay
Stacy Jones Republican Not Voting
Stephan Pappas Republican Nay
Taft Love Republican Nay
Tara Nethercott Republican Nay
Tim French Republican Nay
Tim Salazar Republican Nay
Troy McKeown Republican Nay
Wendy Schuler Republican Nay

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 3 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 54002
Democrat 3300
Total 57302
% of votes cast 92%5%0%3%
How each member voted (62)
Member Party Vote
Ivan Posey Democrat Nay
Karlee Provenza Democrat Yea
Ken Chestek Democrat Nay
Liz Storer Democrat Yea
Mike Yin Democrat Nay
Trey Sherwood Democrat Yea
Abby Angelos Republican Yea
Andrew Byron Republican Yea
Ann Lucas Republican Yea
Art Washut Republican Yea
Bill Allemand Republican Yea
Bob Davis Republican Yea
Bob Nicholas Republican Yea
Chip Neiman Republican Yea
Christopher Knapp Republican Yea
Clarence Styvar Republican Yea
Cody Wylie Republican Yea
Dalton Banks Republican Yea
Daniel Singh Republican Yea
Darin McCann Republican Yea
Elissa Campbell Republican Yea
Gary Brown Republican Yea
J.R. Riggins Republican Yea
J.T. Larson Republican Yea
JD Williams Republican Yea
Jacob Wasserburger Republican Yea
Jayme Lien Republican Yea
Jeremy Haroldson Republican Yea
Joe Webb Republican Yea
Joel Guggenmos Republican Yea
John Bear Republican Yea
John Winter Republican Yea
Julie Jarvis Republican Yea
Justin Fornstrom Republican Yea
Ken Clouston Republican Yea
Ken Pendergraft Republican Yea
Kevin Campbell Republican Yea
Landon Brown Republican Yea
Laurie Bratten Republican Yea
Lee Filer Republican Yea
Lloyd Larsen Republican Yea
Marilyn Connolly Republican Yea
Marlene Brady Republican Yea
Martha Lawley Republican Yea
McKay Erickson Republican Not Voting
Mike Schmid Republican Yea
Nina Webber Republican Yea
Ocean Andrew Republican Yea
Pam Thayer Republican Yea
Paul Hoeft Republican Yea
Pepper Ottman Republican Yea
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams Republican Yea
Reuben Tarver Republican Yea
Rob Geringer Republican Yea
Robert Wharff Republican Yea
Scott Heiner Republican Yea
Scott Smith Republican Yea
Steve Harshman Republican Yea
Steve Johnson Republican Yea
Tom Kelly Republican Not Voting
Tomi Strock Republican Yea
Tony Locke Republican Yea

Official roll call →

3rd Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 26201
Democrat 2000
Total 28201
% of votes cast 90%6%0%3%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Chris Rothfuss Democrat Yea
Mike Gierau Democrat Yea
Barry Crago Republican Yea
Bill Landen Republican Yea
Bo Biteman Republican Yea
Bob Ide Republican Nay
Brian Boner Republican Yea
Cale Case Republican Yea
Charles Scott Republican Yea
Cheri Steinmetz Republican Yea
Dan Dockstader Republican Yea
Dan Laursen Republican Yea
Ed Cooper Republican Not Voting
Eric Barlow Republican Yea
Evie Brennan Republican Yea
Gary Crum Republican Yea
Jared Olsen Republican Yea
Jim Anderson Republican Yea
John Kolb Republican Yea
Larry Hicks Republican Yea
Laura Pearson Republican Yea
Lynn Hutchings Republican Yea
Ogden Driskill Republican Yea
Stacy Jones Republican Yea
Stephan Pappas Republican Yea
Taft Love Republican Yea
Tara Nethercott Republican Yea
Tim French Republican Yea
Tim Salazar Republican Yea
Troy McKeown Republican Nay
Wendy Schuler Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 28-3-0-0-0

Passed 28 Yea · 3 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 26300
Democrat 2000
Total 28300
% of votes cast 90%10%0%0%
How each member voted (31)
Member Party Vote
Chris Rothfuss Democrat Yea
Mike Gierau Democrat Yea
Barry Crago Republican Yea
Bill Landen Republican Yea
Bo Biteman Republican Yea
Bob Ide Republican Nay
Brian Boner Republican Yea
Cale Case Republican Yea
Charles Scott Republican Yea
Cheri Steinmetz Republican Yea
Dan Dockstader Republican Yea
Dan Laursen Republican Yea
Ed Cooper Republican Yea
Eric Barlow Republican Yea
Evie Brennan Republican Yea
Gary Crum Republican Yea
Jared Olsen Republican Yea
Jim Anderson Republican Yea
John Kolb Republican Yea
Larry Hicks Republican Yea
Laura Pearson Republican Yea
Lynn Hutchings Republican Nay
Ogden Driskill Republican Yea
Stacy Jones Republican Yea
Stephan Pappas Republican Yea
Taft Love Republican Yea
Tara Nethercott Republican Yea
Tim French Republican Yea
Tim Salazar Republican Yea
Troy McKeown Republican Nay
Wendy Schuler Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SF0045 do?
Local approval for simulcasting.
Who sponsors SF0045?
SF0045 is sponsored by Mgt Council.
What is the current status of SF0045?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 13, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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