WY HB 42
deadDuty to stop vehicle during accidents-amendments.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
Quick answers
Did WY HB 42 pass?
No. WY HB 42 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-23). Latest recorded action (2026-02-23): H COW:H Did not consider for COW
What is WY HB 42 about?
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the elements and penalty for the failure to comply with the duty to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries; making the penalty for failure to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries a felony; increasing penalties; and providing for an effective date.
Who sponsors WY HB 42?
Smith is the primary sponsor of WY HB 42, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; amending the elements and penalty for the failure to comply with the duty to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries; making the penalty for failure to stop vehicle where an accident involves death or personal injuries a felony; increasing penalties; and providing for an effective date.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-11
- Latest action
- 2026-02-23 — H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
- Steinmetzcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-23
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
committee-failure
2026-02-13
H Placed on General File
2026-02-13
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 59-2-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-14
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
Documents
- application/pdf(no extracted text yet)
- application/pdf
- application/pdf
- application/pdf
Votes
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 59-2-1-0-0
2026-02-11 · pass · 59-2
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- L: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Webb: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Nicholas: no
- Yin: no
- Kelly: excused
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2026-02-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- BANKS: yes
- GERINGER: yes
- LARSEN: yes
- MCCANN: yes
- POSEY: yes
- TARVER: yes
- WYLIE: yes
- BROWN: yes
- L: yes
- NICHOLAS: excused
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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