HB 159 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Volunteer reserve officers-liability coverage.

HB 159 expands Wyoming's state self-insurance program to cover liability claims against volunteer reserve peace officers. It directly affects part-time and reserve officers employed by entities like the Wyoming State Board of Outfitters, the University of Wyoming, or local governments. The bill adds a new provision requiring the state self-insurance account to cover up to $20,000 per claim for these officers, paid dollar-for-dollar with their employing organization. This change ensures volunteer reserve officers receive the same liability coverage as full-time officers under the state's existing self-insurance framework.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Jan 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Signed Feb 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2019 · House Jan 25, 2019

How they voted

201
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 20, 2019
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0057
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-1)
senate
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Jan 25, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-1)
house
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors