Click twice on Status Update Column (to sort by date) to see what bills are scheduled to be acted on today’s date. Note that legislative leadership often play shell-games with committee & floor schedules for bills they want to push or kill. Some bills that are on General File might be moved up or down the list for those dishonest purposes.
Use these Legislative Emailing Lists for communicating opposition or support on bills, OR leave a short message (140 characters or less) using the COMMENTS tab found with each bill at the WSL website.
Please note below is the WTC watch list, a list that we’ve pared down from the 300+ bills, – there might be bills that you are tracking that we are not. Follow this link to learn how to track a bill.
| BILL | CITIZEN ACTION / WTC SUMMARY | STATUS UPDATE |
|---|---|---|
| HB0002 General government reports. (Engrossed Version) | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. ...requires accountability from Executive Branch – requiring studies and reports for the general operations of government… | 3/9, Senate 3rd Reading Consent -PASSED; House received for concurrence |
| HB0028 Firearm regulation | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. ...prohibits local governments from implementing Firearm buyback programs, which means “a program designed to reduce the number of firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition owned by members of the public through the purchase of privately owned firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition“. | 2/18, Last action - 2/18, Senate Received for Introduction. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| HB0062 Senior health care special districts. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ... creates separate, special health care districts for any person “who is at least sixty (60) years of age, a disabled adult who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, or a person with medical or behavioral health care needs“. Unless they have experienced it firsthand, most people are unaware that the WY Dept of Health, via this brochure (https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/POLST-Brochure-December-2017.pdf), has been pushing for the elderly to fill out POLST forms which suggest Do Not Resuscitate and/or “Comfort-Focused Therapy”. This bill also provides for NGOs – of which there is no accountability to citizens. The care of our elderly and disabled should be sacrosanct, completely transparent & accountable, and not placed within another level of hidden bureaucracy! | 3/5, This bill has passed through the legislative process: #HEA0021 |
| HB0073 Nicotine products-taxation. (Engrossed Version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...increases sales and use tax – Legislative management needs to cut the fat in appropriate agencies instead of raising taxes – Tourism and the WY Business Council would be great places to start. | 3/5, This bill has passed through the legislative process: #HEA0032 |
| HB0078 Firearms in private vehicles. | GOOD bill that requires amendment: Provisions in this bill on religious organizations, 27‑16‑104 (a)(iii), should be eliminated because it contradicts existing law passed in 2018 as Enrolled Act 34 (https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2018/HB0141). | 2/26, House FAILED CoW Deadline. This bill is dead. |
| HB0118 Second Amendment Preservation Act. Note - this bill has been replaced with a substitute bill | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. ...describing certain actions as infringing on the right to keep and bear arms; invalidating, not recognizing and rejecting certain actions by the federal government; providing for the protection of specified rights; specifying liability... | 3/11, THIS BILL FAILED Senate 3rd Reading. Click here for details |
| HB0127 Prohibition of female genital mutilation. (Engrossed version) | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. ...specifying that aggravated assault and battery includes female genital mutilation; specifying that human trafficking includes transporting a person for the purpose of female genital mutilation... | 3/11, Passed Concurrence - #HEA0077. |
| HB0129 Reclamation of surface coal mines-turbine blades. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...calls for “decommissioned wind turbine blades and towers to backfill surface coal mining sites as part of an approved reclamation plan“. Wyoming is not the nation’s landfill to bury the unsolved problems of wind energy in our coal mines. | 3/10, This bill has passed through the legislative process: #HEA0068. |
| HB0134 Wyoming tourism account funding. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition because it adds a 3% tax to fund the state tourism office, then imposes a mandatory 2% local lodging tax, with another 2% possible if approved by voters. This House bill got past us and has only Senate 3rd Reading and then concurrence before it passes as law! … relating to sales tax; imposing a statewide assessment on sales of lodging services; providing for distribution of the assessment collected; revising the local optional lodging tax; authorizing the local optional lodging tax to be imposed by ordinance or resolution… | 3/2, This bill is now law. Assigned Number HEA No. 0007 |
| HB0142 Agriculture marketing funds-processing plants. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...subsidizing meat processing plants via WY Business Council grants and loans... | 3/11, This bill has passed through the legislative process: #HEA0071 |
| HB0151 Economic development large project loans-amendments. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...This bill perpetuates the loan program of the Wyoming Business Council of which we strongly oppose. | 3/11, This bill has passed through the legislative process: HEA0076 |
| HB0164 Investment of public funds. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...This was a bad bill from the start, but WTC ALSO OPPOSES THE ENGROSSED VERSION because it still creates a designated CIO (chief investment officer) within the office of the State Treasurer and still contains a provision to exempt the State Land Investment Board from Conflict of law... | 3/10, This bill has passed through the legislative process: #HEA0061 |
| HB0186 K-12 and local government structural deficit repair act. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...increases sales and use tax – Legislative management needs to cut the fat in appropriate agencies instead of raising taxes – Tourism and the WY Business Council would be great places to start. | 2/26, House FAILED CoW deadline. This bill is dead. |
| HB0197 Abortion-48 hour waiting period. (Engrosses version) | GOOD bill that needs citizen communication of support. ... requiring physicians to wait a specified period of time before performing certain nonemergency abortion procedures… | 3/2, Last action was 3/2, S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| HB0218 State land exchanges-notice and posting. | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. … requiring the board of land commissioners to promulgate notice and public comment requirements for proposed land exchanges… | 2/21, House FAILED CoW deadline. This bill is dead. |
| HB0222 Public meetings. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. … providing an exemption for the state loan and investment board for specified activities... This bill related to land grab being planned by the sponsors of this bill and Governor Gordon. SLIB meetings should be OPEN and TRANSPARENT. | 2/20, House postponed indefinitely; 2/20, H COW:Failed This bill should be dead. |
| HB0232 Organ donations-state employee leave. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition.… providing annual leave time for state employees making organ donations… WTC Comments: This idea is better suited as a Go-Fund-Me effort. Donations, no matter how admirable, should never be made with public funds. | 3/9, Senate 3rd Reading - FAILED |
| HB0249 Investment of state funds. (Engrossed version) | BAD bill that NEEDS TO BE FIRMLY OPPOSED. This is A NEW SUBSTITUTION APPROPRIATIONS BILL that STILL fails to state the dollar amount of money for the land grab being planned by Governor Gordon and certain legislators. | 3/11, H Appointed JCC01 Members (Concurrence failed) 3/10, Senate 3rd Reading Consent - PASSED |
| HJ0004 Legislative sessions. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. … attempts to repeal the 2/3 introductory vote requirement for bills in a legislative budget session via a state constitutional amendment. Legislative management is already out of hand – this would give them far more power to ram bills through during a budget session. | 3/3, Last action 3/3, S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| HJ0006 Reject National Popular Vote Compact. | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. … rejecting the National Popular Vote Compact and calling on non-signatory states to similarly reject the compact... | 2/19, House FAILED CoW deadline. This bill is dead. |
| SF0009 Ethics and Disclosure Act amendments. | GOOD bill that needs to pass. … expanding the scope of the Act to local governmental entities and additional state employees; amending penalties for violations of the Act… Engrossed Version of bill: https://wyoleg.gov/2020/Engross/SF0009.pdf | 2/25, FAILED House Judiciary committee. This bill is dead. Committee vote: Ayes: GRAY, POWNALL, STITH, KIRKBRIDE Nays: BURLINGAME, JENNINGS, PELKEY, SALAZAR, WASHUT |
| SF0010 Warrants for digital records. | BAD bill that needs amended: Violates 4th Amendment Rights – by reducing “probable cause” to “reasonable cause” in certain cases. Engrossed Version of bill: https://wyoleg.gov/2020/Engross/SF0010.pdf | 2/27, FAILED House Judiciary Committee. This bill is dead. |
| SF0022 Surface water diversion. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...specifying the authority of cities and towns... to take any action necessary to establish, purchase, extend, maintain and regulate a water system for supplying water to and diverting surface water runoff from its inhabitants and their property and for any other public purposes… | 3/6, This bill has passed the legislative process. Assigned Number SEA0031 |
| SF0034 Child welfare-QRTP accreditation assistance program. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...involves NGOs – of which there is no accountability to citizens... | 2/11, Senate FAILED CoW deadline. This bill is dead. |
| SF0070 Government abuse, fraud and waste reporting. (Engrossed version) | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. ...establishing a reporting system for governmental abuse, fraud and waste; authorizing enforcement actions; amending provisions governing employee protections related to reporting of government abuse, fraud and waste... | 3/5, FAILED House Corporation Committee |
| SF0097 Born alive infant-means of care. | GOOD Bill that requires citizen support. This bill fights INFANTICIDE. ...requiring the commonly accepted means of care to be employed in the treatment of any infant born alive; imposing duties on physicians performing abortions... | 3/11, House 3rd Reading - PASSED |
| SF0104 Management council membership | GOOD Bill that requires citizen support. Promotes democratic process versus leadership power grab. | 3/2, Last action was 3/2, H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| SF0105 Concealed weapons permit renewal-military duty. | GOOD bill that needs citizen communication of support. | 3/10, This bill has passed the legislative process: #SEA0042 |
| SF0126 Game and fish law enforcement definition amendments. | BAD bill that requires citizen opposition. ...applies to Game and Fish law enforcement - deletes “statutory duties” and replaces with “official duties” … while enforcing felony statutes. This bill most likely intends to make policy decisions ‘law’, without going through the proper law-making procedures. Game and Fish do not need this level of police powers! | 3/11, This bill has passed the legislative process: #SEA0051 |
| SF0131 Human heartbeat protection act. | GOOD bill that needs citizen communication of support. ...providing that no abortion shall be performed after the embryo or fetus has a detectable fetal heartbeat… | 2/25, Senate FAILED CoW deadline. This bill is dead. |
| SF0132 Wind energy facilities-military approval. | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. | 3/3, Last action was 3/3. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| SF0138 Investment of state funds-2. | BAD bill: Citizens need to communicate their opposition. This is the LAND GRAB being planned by the sponsors of this bill and Governor Gordon. This bill FAILS TO GIVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF WHAT IS BEING APPROPRIATED FOR THIS LAND PURCHASE. No matter how they amend this bill, DETAILS OF THIS BILL ARE BEING PURPOSELY KEPT SECRET FROM THE PUBLIC. | 3/11, S Appointed JCC01 Members; Senate concurrence failed; House 3rd Reding Passed.3/10, Despite failing two deadlines this bill was resurrected and was PASSED on 2nd Reading. 3/4, Last action was 3/4, H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations. This bill missed several deadlines - bill is now dead. |
| SJ0001 Firearm and hunter education. | GOOD bill that requires citizen support. | 3/11, This bill has passed the legislative process: #SJ0001 |
