Bill Commons

WY HB 178

vetoed

Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-14
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Williamsprimary
  • Pearsoncosponsor
  • Hickscosponsor
  • Steinmetzcosponsor
  • Haroldsoncosponsor
  • Bearcosponsor
  • Bonercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-10

    Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035

    executive-veto

  2. 2026-03-06

    S President Signed HEA No. 0035

  3. 2026-03-06

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035

  4. 2026-03-06

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0035

  5. 2026-03-06

    H Concur:Passed 44-16-2-0-0

  6. 2026-03-06

    H Received for Concurrence

  7. 2026-03-05

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-10-0-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2026-03-04

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-04

    S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-27

    S Placed on General File

  11. 2026-02-27

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-02-24

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-24

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  14. 2026-02-23

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-4-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2026-02-22

    H 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  16. 2026-02-20

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  17. 2026-02-20

    H COW:Passed 34-22-6-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-19

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2026-02-19

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-3-1-0-1

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-02-17

    :Rerefer to H04 - Education

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-16

    :Recalled from Committee Pursuant to House Rule 5-6: 32-29-1-0-0

  22. 2026-02-14

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 44-17-1-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-12

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  24. 2026-02-11

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

  • Amendment HB0178VT001 (Veto Override)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Judiciary Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S3003.02 (3rd reading) - Senator Barlow (Corrected, Failed)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S3003.01 (3rd reading) - Senator Barlow (Corrected, Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S3003 (3rd reading) - Senator Barlow (Divided)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S3002 (3rd reading) - Senator Cooper (Withdrawn)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Kolb (Withdrawn)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Jones (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178H3002 (3rd reading) - Representative Andrew (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0178H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Washut (Withdrawn)Compare
  • Governor's Veto MessageCompare
  • EnrolledCompare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 44-17-1-0-0

    2026-02-14 · pass · 44-17

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • L: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Byron: no
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Clouston: no
    • Filer: no
    • Fornstrom: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Lucas: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Riggins: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Wylie: no
    • Yin: no
    • Kelly: excused
  • :Recalled from Committee Pursuant to House Rule 5-6: 32-29-1-0-0

    2026-02-16 · pass · 32-29

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • L: no
    • Byron: no
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Clouston: no
    • Connolly: no
    • Davis: no
    • Filer: no
    • Erickson: no
    • Fornstrom: no
    • Geringer: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Heiner: no
    • Jarvis: no
    • Larson: no
    • JT: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Lucas: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Schmid: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Thayer: no
    • Washut: no
    • Wharff: no
    • Wylie: no
    • Yin: no
    • Neiman: no
    • Kelly: excused
  • H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-3-1-0-1

    2026-02-19 · pass · 4-3

    Member-level votes (9)
    • BRATTEN: yes
    • GUGGENMOS: yes
    • STROCK: yes
    • ANDREW: yes
    • ERICKSON: no
    • LAWLEY: no
    • SINGH: no
    • KELLY: excused
    • WILLIAMS: other
  • H COW:Passed 34-22-6-0-0

    2026-02-20 · pass · 34-22

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • L: no
    • Byron: no
    • Campbell: no
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Connolly: no
    • Davis: no
    • Erickson: no
    • Fornstrom: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Jarvis: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Lawley: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Riggins: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Singh: no
    • Thayer: no
    • Washut: no
    • Yin: no
    • K: excused
    • Filer: excused
    • Kelly: excused
    • Knapp: excused
    • Wharff: excused
    • Wylie: excused
  • H 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-4-0-0

    2026-02-23 · pass · 36-22

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Byron: no
    • E: no
    • L: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Davis: no
    • Erickson: no
    • Filer: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Jarvis: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Larson: no
    • JT: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Riggins: no
    • Singh: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Thayer: no
    • Wharff: no
    • Winter: no
    • Yin: no
    • Kelly: excused
    • Lucas: excused
    • Webber: excused
    • Wasserburger: excused
  • S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

    2026-02-27 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • CRAGO: yes
    • HICKS: yes
    • KOLB: yes
    • OLSEN: yes
    • CRUM: no
  • S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-10-0-0-0

    2026-03-05 · pass · 21-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Crago: yes
    • French: yes
    • Driskill: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Ide: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Landen: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • Love: yes
    • McKeown: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Anderson: no
    • Case: no
    • Cooper: no
    • Crum: no
    • Dockstader: no
    • Gierau: no
    • Nethercott: no
    • Pappas: no
    • Rothfuss: no
    • Schuler: no
  • H Concur:Passed 44-16-2-0-0

    2026-03-06 · pass · 44-16

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • L: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Davis: no
    • Filer: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Jarvis: no
    • Larson: no
    • JT: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Posey: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Thayer: no
    • Wylie: no
    • Yin: no
    • Kelly: excused
    • Singh: excused
  • HB0178VT001: Did Not Override Veto 36-21-5-0-0

    2026-03-11 · pass · 36-21

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • L: no
    • Byron: no
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Clouston: no
    • Connolly: no
    • Erickson: no
    • Filer: no
    • Jarvis: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Larson: no
    • JT: no
    • Lawley: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Singh: no
    • Storer: no
    • Styvar: no
    • Wylie: no
    • Yin: no
    • Davis: excused
    • Harshman: excused
    • Kelly: excused
    • Schmid: excused
    • Thayer: excused

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