Robert Wharff
Contact
Email · Robert.Wharff@wyoleg.gov
District office
137 Shady Lane, Evanston, WY 82930
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2
Bills sponsored
this session · 25 all-time
24
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 109 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 1 all-time
1746
Recorded votes
97%
Vote participation
voted in 97% of 1746 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
90.5%
based on 466 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
9.5%
based on 466 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
97.9%
based on 466 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
25 billsCurrent session 2 bills
- HB 130 Second amendment protection act amendments. Passed
- HB0130 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 civil penalties; creating criminal penalties; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Introduced
Historical 23 bills
- HB 186 Bear coupons-game and fish. Died
- HB 177 Statutory standing committee-federal review. Died
- HB 340 State government-prohibition on federal funds. Died
- HB 283 Second Amendment Protection Act amendments-2. Died
- HB 133 Second Amendment Preservation Act-2. Died
- HB 132 Statutory standing committees-include federal review. Died
- HB 115 Wild game-use of trimmings. Died
- HB 140 Expungement for restoration of rights-2. Died
- HB 256 Wyoming sovereignty act. Died
- HB 220 Wild game rendering-inedible portion-2. Died
- HB 117 Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments-3. Died
- HB 116 Concealed carry-residency requirement-2. Signed
- HJ 7 Improper exercise of federal power. Died
- HB 214 Firearms in private vehicles. Died
- HB 139 Rolling stock tax exemption-sunset. Died
- HB 141 Transfer of federal lands. Died
- HB0133 AN ACT relating to protection of constitutional rights; making legislative findings; prohibiting the enforcement of unconstitutional federal actions that infringe upon law abiding citizens' right to bear arms; denying immunity as specified; providing for a civil action and civil damages; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB0132 AN ACT relating to the legislature; requiring the legislature to establish standing committees; creating the standing committee on federal review; establishing powers and duties of the federal review committee; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB0115 AN ACT relating to wildlife; amending regulatory wildlife provisions relating to the sale, disposition or acquisition of trimmings and specified portions of wild bison and big game animals; providing definitions; granting rulemaking authority; making conforming and technical amendments; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB0340 AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; prohibiting the state from accepting and expending federal funds as specified; authorizing the recapture and return of federal funds already appropriated as specified; making conforming amendments; repealing conflicting provisions; requiring reports; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates. Died
- HB0283 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 an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Died
- HB0186 AN ACT relating to game and fish; requiring the game and fish commission to issue bear coupons as specified; making legislative findings; requiring the game and fish commission to provide evidence of grizzly bear population recovery as specified; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Died
- HB0177 AN ACT relating to the legislature; creating the joint and standing committee on federal review; establishing powers and duties of the joint and standing committee on federal review; specifying the date for appointment of members to the joint and standing committee on federal review; providing a contingent sunset date; and providing for an effective date. Died
Co-sponsored
109 billsCurrent session 24 bills
- SF 67 Wyoming state guard-amendments. Signed
- HB 90 State engineer-consumptive water use study. In Committee
- HB 126 Human heartbeat act. Signed
- HB 31 Saddles, not steering wheels act. Introduced
- HB 13 Ivermectin-no prescription required. Introduced
- HB 14 Protecting self-defense-reimbursement and amendments. Introduced
- HB 158 EV Charging Stations Transparency Act. Introduced
- HB 95 Concealed carry-colleges and universities. Passed
- HB 98 Prohibit Red Flag Gun Seizure Act-penalty amendments. Signed
- HB 39 Firearms rights-restoration amendments. Signed
- SF 94 Governmental immunity-road reconstruction and maintenance. Introduced
- HB 180 Amending local surface water runoff system authority. Introduced
- SF 23 Outpatient examination and commitment length. Signed
- HB 70 Wyoming GRANITE Act. Passed
- HB 71 No more pennies-rounding cash payments. Introduced
- SF 93 Shared custody-amendments. Introduced
- SF 27 Leashed dogs for tracking-black bear. Signed
- SF 118 Eminent domain-water projects. In Committee
- SJ 7 Right of health care access-separation of powers. Introduced
- HB 26 Vehicle registration fees-tribal governments. Signed
- HB 102 Protecting kids from deepfakes and exploitative images. Signed
- SJ 6 Shared parenting day. Signed
- HB 135 Public officials-nondisclosure agreements. Introduced
- HB 96 Carrying of concealed weapons-age requirement. Signed
Historical 85 bills
- HB 337 Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures. Signed
- HB 131 Ballot drop boxes-prohibition. Died
- HB 253 Construction lien revisions. Died
- HB 247 Annexation requirements. Died
- HB 234 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act amendments. Died
- SF 107 Noncompete agreements prohibited. Signed
- HB 338 Disclosure of undelivered legislator emails. Died
- HB 339 Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs. Died
- HB 336 Waiver of parental rights-financial responsibility. Died
- SF 185 Governmental property-taxation and sale. Died
- SF 196 Second Amendment Protection Act amendments. Vetoed
- HB 310 Trailer permanent registration-amendments. Died
- SF 86 Alternative teaching certificate. Signed
- SJ 10 Legislative and executive authority-taxation and spending. Died
- HB 282 Property tax-acquisition value. Died
- HB 288 Board of trustees-systems of public recreation amendments-2. Died
- HB 286 Mountain lion hunting season-changes. Died
- HB 287 Protecting self-defense-reimbursement and amendments. Died
- HB 73 Recreation safety-rock climbing. Signed
- SF 62 Sex-designated facilities and public schools. Signed
- HB 284 Required hospital services. Died
- HB 79 Bond elections-voter threshold requirement. Vetoed
- SJ 8 Political expenditures. Died
- HB 123 Adverse possession-property tax payment defense. Died
- HB 63 Working animal protection act. Died
Voting record
Current session 7 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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HB0178
AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as specified; specifying penalties; providing and amending definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Did Not Override Veto 36-21-5-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2026 |
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HB0141
AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; prohibiting cities, towns and counties from imposing fees or conditions related to housing on residential or commercial development as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
COW |
Yea | pass | February 19, 2026 |
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HB0144
AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Motion to move Bill up in General File Failed by Roll Call 21-37-4-0-0 |
Nay | fail | February 23, 2026 |
|
HB0144
AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
COW |
Nay | fail | February 23, 2026 |
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HB0116
AN ACT relating to water; specifying that destruction of water is not beneficial use; providing for the rejection of specified applications for water use; providing an exception; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture Passed by Roll Call 47-12-3-0-0 |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB0116
AN ACT relating to water; specifying that destruction of water is not beneficial use; providing for the rejection of specified applications for water use; providing an exception; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Pursuant to HR 12-11 (a) Passed by Roll Call 45-14-3-0-0 |
Yea | pass | February 13, 2026 |
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HB0110
AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource block grant model; modifying cash reserves; restricting expenditure of funds distributed through the school foundation program account; requiring school districts to participate in the state employees' and officials' group insurance program; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; continuing the mental health services grant program; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; authorizing positions; providing borrowing authority; and providing for effective dates.
Pursuant to HR 12-11 (a) Failed by Roll Call 38-22-2-0-0 |
Yea | fail | February 13, 2026 |
Historical 43 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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SF0132
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.
SF0132VT001: Veto Override 47-13-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2025 |
|
HB0094
AN ACT relating to education; removing a limitation on the number of charter schools that the Wyoming charter school authorizing board may authorize; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
HB0094VT001: Veto Override 44-15-3-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 07, 2025 |
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SF0169
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.
SF0169JC002: H Adopted SF0169JC002: 38-15-9-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2025 |
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SF0127
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.
SF0127VT001: Veto Override 48-13-1-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 06, 2025 |
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SF0017
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; providing an enhanced oil recovery stimulus for the use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery; specifying conditions and requirements for the stimulus; providing for the administration of the stimulus; creating an account; requiring reports; requiring transfers of funds; authorizing rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
SF0017JC001: H Adopted SF0017JC001: 55-3-4-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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HB0079
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a minimum threshold of ballots cast in a bond election held on any day other than a general election as specified; and providing for an effective date.
HB0079VT001: Did Not Override Veto 35-27-0-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
|
HB0259
AN ACT relating to school building and facility projects; providing for appropriations for the remainder of the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2026; specifying conditions for expenditures; reappropriating funds; requiring a study and reporting; and providing for an effective date.
H Concur:Passed 62-0-0-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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HB0137
AN ACT relating to the revision of statutes and other legislative enactments; correcting statutory references and language resulting from inadvertent errors and omissions in previously adopted legislation; amending obsolete references; and providing for an effective date.
H Concur:Passed 62-0-0-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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HB0133
AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns, counties and the state; prohibiting the designation of sanctuary cities, towns, counties and the state; creating a new felony offense; providing penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
H Concur:Passed 56-6-0-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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HB0032
AN ACT relating to common law, statutes and rules of construction; specifying definitions and standards for the application of a person's biological sex in law, rules or regulations; providing for the law to distinguish between accommodations for males and females; requiring the collection of vital statistics and other data to identify persons as male or female at birth; and providing for an effective date.
H Concur:Passed 52-10-0-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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HB0164
AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; authorizing prescribers to prescribe medications for off-label indication as specified; authorizing pharmacists to dispense medications for off-label indication as specified; providing prescribers and pharmacists immunity from disciplinary action as specified; providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
H Concur:Passed 54-7-1-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0169
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0169
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.
SF0169H3004: Amendment failed 28-33-1-0-0 |
Nay | fail | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0169
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.
SF0169H3002.02: Amendment adopted 34-27-1-0-0 |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0191
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0191
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.
SF0191H3001: Amendment adopted 36-23-3-0-0 |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0169
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.
SF0169H3001: Amendment adopted 42-19-1-0-0 |
Nay | pass | March 05, 2025 |
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SF0153
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing for administration of the property tax; specifying property tax assessment rates for residential real property; making conforming changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0153
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing for administration of the property tax; specifying property tax assessment rates for residential real property; making conforming changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
SF0153H3004: Amendment failed 19-41-2-0-0 |
Nay | fail | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0153
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing for administration of the property tax; specifying property tax assessment rates for residential real property; making conforming changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
SF0153H3003: Amendment failed 17-43-2-0-0 |
Nay | fail | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0095
AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0070
AN ACT relating to public funds; amending specified statutory funds to remove their inviolate status in order to enhance their investment potential; establishing spending policies for specified statutory funds; providing for the investment of specified statutory funds; redirecting the deposit of investment earnings into the corpuses of specified statutory funds; removing specified statutory funds from the pool A investment account; making conforming amendments; repealing inconsistent and obsolete statutory provisions; providing for the treatment of prior deposits; and providing for an effective date.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0070
AN ACT relating to public funds; amending specified statutory funds to remove their inviolate status in order to enhance their investment potential; establishing spending policies for specified statutory funds; providing for the investment of specified statutory funds; redirecting the deposit of investment earnings into the corpuses of specified statutory funds; removing specified statutory funds from the pool A investment account; making conforming amendments; repealing inconsistent and obsolete statutory provisions; providing for the treatment of prior deposits; and providing for an effective date.
SF0070H3001: Amendment failed 24-36-2-0-0 |
Nay | fail | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0044
AN ACT relating to education; requiring students at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges to compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions based on their biological sex; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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HB0154
AN ACT relating to elections; clarifying that the false voting statute includes out-of-state voting; authorizing the secretary of state to request an investigation; and providing for an effective date.
HB0154JC001: H Adopted HB0154JC001: 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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HB0246
AN ACT relating to legal time and holidays; designating Wyoming Wednesday as a state recognized commemorative day to be observed as specified; and providing for an effective date.
HB0246JC001: H Adopted HB0246JC001: 56-4-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0032
AN ACT relating to speed limits; authorizing local authorities to set maximum speed limits on unpaved roadways without first conducting a speed study or justifying the maximum speed limit; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
SF0032JC002: H Adopted SF0032JC002: 46-13-3-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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HB0064
AN ACT relating to abortions; requiring ultrasounds before the procurement of chemical abortions; providing verification requirements; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; providing for the conflict of laws; and providing for an effective date.
HB0064VT001: Veto Override 45-16-1-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0196
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.
SF0196JC001: H Adopted SF0196JC001: 54-4-4-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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HB0036
AN ACT relating to the Hathaway scholarship program; modifying definitions; modifying the standards for satisfactory academic progress; amending minimum enrollment hours for Hathaway scholarship eligibility; modifying scholarship awards; and providing for an effective date.
HB0036VT001: Veto Override 55-5-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0034
AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; increasing the allowable square footage utilized to calculate routine and major maintenance for school districts; increasing the percentage utilized to calculate major maintenance payments to school districts; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-23-1-0-0 |
Nay | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0034
AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; increasing the allowable square footage utilized to calculate routine and major maintenance for school districts; increasing the percentage utilized to calculate major maintenance payments to school districts; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
SF0034H3001: Amendment adopted 35-26-1-0-0 |
Nay | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0022
AN ACT relating to children; providing that a guardianship with a relative and a finding of unfitness may be a ground for the termination of parental rights as specified; and providing for an effective date.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-17-1-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SJ0004
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0174
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0171
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0167
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0166
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0165
AN ACT relating to elections; amending notice of intent to cancel a registration as specified; and providing for an effective date.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0160
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-22-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0125
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming constitution, statutes and rules of construction; providing a definition of health care generally applicable to law; providing findings; specifying exceptions; providing definitions; and providing for contingent effective dates.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0108
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |
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SF0107
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.
H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-21-2-0-0 |
Yea | pass | March 04, 2025 |