WY SF 44

enacted

Gambling amendments.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 44 pass?

Yes. WY SF 44 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-06. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Governor Signed SEA No. 0038

What is WY SF 44 about?

This act revises the exceptions to the offense of gambling by:Limiting the exception for social gambling to those games, wagers or transactions that are incidental to a bona fide social relationship and that are conducted in private, not advertised, and in which no person receives compensation for facilitating the activity other than the direct realization of winnings.Specifying that raffles or drawings conducted for charitable purposes are an exception only when one hundred percent (100%) of the net proceeds are allocated to charitable purposes. This act revises the definition of "profit" to mean any financial gain. This act creates a definition of "bona fide social relationship" to mean a genuine social connection in which the participants have an established knowledge of each other that is not established for gambling purposes.

Who sponsors WY SF 44?

Management Council is the primary sponsor of WY SF 44.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-09
Latest action: 2026-03-06 — Governor Signed SEA No. 0038
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-06
Assigned Chapter Number 51
became-law
2026-03-06
Governor Signed SEA No. 0038
executive-signature
2026-03-04
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0038
2026-03-04
S President Signed SEA No. 0038
2026-03-03
Assigned Number SEA No. 0038
2026-03-03
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-02
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-27
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
H Placed on General File
2026-02-26
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-21
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-20
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-16
S Placed on General File
2026-02-16
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-1-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-14
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

Versions

Amendment SF0044S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Schuler (Adopted)Compare
Amendment SF0044H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Styvar (Corrected, Failed)Compare
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IntroducedCompare
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Documents

Votes

S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-1-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · pass · 30-1
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Jones: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Hutchings: no
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-16 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- CASE: yes
- DOCKSTADER: yes
- IDE: yes
- PAPPAS: yes
- MCKEOWN: yes
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2026-02-20 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
2026-02-26 · pass · 8-1
Member-level votes (11)
- BROWN: yes
- G: yes
- LIEN: yes
- LUCAS: yes
- RIGGINS: yes
- STORER: yes
- STYVAR: yes
- WHARFF: yes
- LOCKE: yes
- CAMPBELL: no
- K: no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-4-0-0
2026-03-03 · pass · 58-0
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
- Chestek: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Davis: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- McCann: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: 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
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Webber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- K: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Lien: excused
- Pendergraft: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0044

Attribution

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