WY HB 52

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Elections-hand counting for recounts.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Description

AN ACT relating to elections; providing a process for certain recounts to be conducted by hand counting the votes; authorizing the secretary of state and county clerks to require recounts as specified; providing for hand counts to be requested by candidates as specified; specifying the costs of recounts; clarifying when a counting board is required to be appointed; amending dates related to elections; amending provisions related to election recount judges; requiring the completion of a hand count by the county clerk of each county in the 2026 primary and general elections; specifying requirements for the hand count; requiring rulemaking; creating an account; making conforming amendments; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.

Introduced: 2026-02-09
Status date: —
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 COW:S Did not consider for COW
committee-failure
2026-03-02
S Placed on General File
2026-03-02
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-27
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-24
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-23
H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-9-4-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-22
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
H Placed on General File
2026-02-12
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-12
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 46-16-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-22
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-21
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

Amendment HB0052SS001 (Standing Committee)Compare
Amendment HB0052HW003 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Haroldson (Adopted)Compare
Amendment HB0052HW002 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Heiner (Withdrawn)Compare
Amendment HB0052HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Yin (Withdrawn)Compare
Amendment HB0052H3004 (3rd reading) - Representative Riggins (Failed)Compare
Amendment HB0052H3003 (3rd reading) - Representative Haroldson (Corrected, Adopted)Compare
Amendment HB0052H3002 (3rd reading) - Representative Brady (Corrected, Corrected, Failed)Compare
Amendment HB0052H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Brady (Corrected, Failed)Compare
IntroducedCompare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 46-16-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · pass · 46-16
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- G: yes
- Campbell: yes
- K: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Singh: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Smith: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Strock: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Neiman: yes
- E: no
- Byron: no
- Chestek: no
- Clouston: no
- Davis: no
- Harshman: no
- Jarvis: no
- Larsen: no
- Nicholas: no
- Posey: no
- Provenza: no
- Sherwood: no
- Storer: no
- Thayer: no
- Wylie: no
- Yin: no
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2026-02-12 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (10)
- BROWN: yes
- G: yes
- HOEFT: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- LOCKE: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- WEBB: yes
- WEBBER: yes
- KNAPP: yes
- YIN: no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-02-12 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- ALLEMAND: yes
- ANGELOS: yes
- HAROLDSON: yes
- PENDERGRAFT: yes
- SHERWOOD: yes
- SMITH: yes
- S: yes
- BEAR: yes
HB0052H3003: Amendment adopted 39-19-4-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 39-19
Member-level votes (65)
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Winter: yes
- Williams: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Allemand: no
- Bear: no
- Brady: no
- G: no
- Bratten: no
- Erickson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- McCann: no
- Nicholas: no
- Riggins: no
- Singh: no
- Smith: no
- Strock: no
- Styvar: no
- Tarver: no
- Webb: no
- Wylie: no
- Kelly: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Wasserburger: excused
- Webber: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-9-4-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 49-9
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Ottman: yes
- McCann: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Smith: yes
- Singh: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Winter: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Brady: no
- Chestek: no
- Davis: no
- Nicholas: no
- Posey: no
- Provenza: no
- Riggins: no
- Storer: no
- Yin: no
- Kelly: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Wasserburger: excused
- Webber: excused
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 3-2
Member-level votes (5)
- BONER: yes
- DOCKSTADER: yes
- STEINMETZ: yes
- LANDEN: no
- CASE: no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
2026-03-02 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (5)
- FRENCH: yes
- LAURSEN: yes
- SALAZAR: yes
- DRISKILL: excused
- GIERAU: excused

Related bills

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Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0052

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