WY HB 103
deadWyoming First Amendment Protection Act.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
Quick answers
Did WY HB 103 pass?
No. WY HB 103 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-04). Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
What is WY HB 103 about?
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming First Amendment Protection Act; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and expression of speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Who sponsors WY HB 103?
Ottman is the primary sponsor of WY HB 103, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
AN ACT relating to civil procedure; creating the Wyoming First Amendment Protection Act; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, freedom of assembly, religious freedom and expression of speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; providing legislative findings; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-03-04 — S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Ottmanprimary
- Heinercosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-04
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
committee-failure
2026-03-03
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2026-02-25
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-25
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-24
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-4-4-0-2
passage,reading-3
2026-02-23
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-22
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-19
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-16
H Placed on General File
2026-02-16
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 45-15-0-0-2
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-06
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-06
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
- Amendment HB0103HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Chestek (Failed)Compare
- Amendment HB0103H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Brady (Withdrawn)Compare
- Amendment HB0103H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Heiner (Adopted)Compare
- Amendment HB0103H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Lawley (Failed)Compare
- IntroducedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 45-15-0-0-2
2026-02-10 · pass · 45-15
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bear: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Campbell: yes
- K: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webber: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Byron: no
- E: no
- Chestek: no
- Clouston: no
- Connolly: no
- Erickson: no
- Davis: no
- Harshman: no
- Jarvis: no
- Larsen: no
- Lawley: no
- Nicholas: no
- Sherwood: no
- Thayer: no
- Williams: no
- Larson: other
- JT: other
- Wylie: other
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
2026-02-16 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- BRADY: yes
- BRATTEN: yes
- FILER: yes
- LIEN: yes
- SINGH: yes
- WEBB: yes
- WASHUT: yes
- CHESTEK: no
- KELLY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-4-4-0-2
2026-02-24 · pass · 52-4
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Locke: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Posey: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Strock: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Davis: no
- Nicholas: no
- Sherwood: no
- Storer: no
- K: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Thayer: excused
- Wasserburger: excused
- Larson: other
- JT: other
- Wylie: other
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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