WY HB 178
vetoedPublic 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
2026-03-10
Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035
executive-veto
2026-03-06
S President Signed HEA No. 0035
2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035
2026-03-06
Assigned Number HEA No. 0035
2026-03-06
H Concur:Passed 44-16-2-0-0
2026-03-06
H Received for Concurrence
2026-03-05
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-10-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-03-04
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
S Placed on General File
2026-02-27
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-24
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-23
H 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-4-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-22
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-20
H COW:Passed 34-22-6-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
H Placed on General File
2026-02-19
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-3-1-0-1
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
:Rerefer to H04 - Education
referral-committee
2026-02-16
:Recalled from Committee Pursuant to House Rule 5-6: 32-29-1-0-0
2026-02-14
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 44-17-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-12
H Received for Introduction
filing
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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