WY HB 157

dead

Protection of parental rights-cause of action.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY HB 157 pass?

No. WY HB 157 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-04). Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): S COW:S Did not consider for COW

What is WY HB 157 about?

AN ACT relating to parental rights; providing a civil cause of action for infringement of parental rights; creating an exception to governmental immunity; waiving governmental claims notice requirements; and providing for an effective date.

Who sponsors WY HB 157?

McCann is the primary sponsor of WY HB 157, joined by 15 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-14
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — S COW:S Did not consider for COW
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-04
S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0
2026-03-04
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
committee-failure
2026-03-03
S Placed on General File
2026-03-03
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-23
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-22
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-20
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
H Placed on General File
2026-02-19
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-14
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 51-10-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-11
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-11
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

IntroducedCompare
Amendment HB0157SS001 (Standing Committee)Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 51-10-1-0-0
2026-02-14 · pass · 51-10
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Winter: yes
- Neiman: yes
- L: no
- Chestek: no
- Davis: no
- Larsen: no
- Nicholas: no
- Provenza: no
- Posey: no
- Sherwood: no
- Storer: no
- Yin: no
- Kelly: excused
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2026-02-19 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- BRATTEN: yes
- ERICKSON: yes
- GUGGENMOS: yes
- LAWLEY: yes
- SINGH: yes
- STROCK: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- ANDREW: yes
- KELLY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0
2026-02-22 · pass · 55-6
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
- K: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Smith: yes
- Singh: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Chestek: no
- Nicholas: no
- Provenza: no
- Sherwood: no
- Storer: no
- Yin: no
- Kelly: excused
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-03-03 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- CRAGO: yes
- CRUM: yes
- HICKS: yes
- KOLB: yes
- OLSEN: yes
S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0
2026-03-04 · fail · 12-19
Member-level votes (31)
- French: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ide: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Laursen: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Anderson: no
- Barlow: no
- Boner: no
- Case: no
- Cooper: no
- Brennan: no
- Crago: no
- Crum: no
- Dockstader: no
- Driskill: no
- Gierau: no
- Landen: no
- Love: no
- Nethercott: no
- Olsen: no
- Pappas: no
- Rothfuss: no
- Schuler: no
- Scott: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0157

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:54.484336Z

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