HB 155 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Guardianships-reintegration planning authorized.

HB 155 allows courts in Wyoming to create reintegration plans when parents petition to end a guardianship they previously lost. It directly affects parents seeking to regain custody of their children after a court determined them unfit, requiring courts to prioritize the child's best interests while presuming fit parents deserve custody. Key provisions let courts mandate graduated visitation, require parenting classes (with costs adjusted for the parent's ability to pay), or impose other specific conditions to safely return the child to the parent. The law applies to termination petitions filed on or after July 1, 2019, and was enacted without opposition.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Signed Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Feb 27, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0079
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
0 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.