HB 236 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Wyoming Statutory Foundation Act.

HB 236 creates a new legal entity type called "statutory foundations" in Wyoming, establishing specific rules for their formation, operation, and management. The bill sets out procedures for creating foundations (including required documents), defines roles like "founders" and "beneficiaries," and clarifies liability protections for contributors. It directly affects organizations seeking to form or operate as foundations in Wyoming, as well as foreign foundations wanting to establish operations in the state. Key provisions include standardized governance rules, fee structures for registration, and mechanisms for transferring foundation assets, all designed to provide a clear legal framework for this entity type.
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
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 25, 2019 Signed Mar 8, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2019 · House Feb 6, 2019

How they voted

210
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 25, 2019
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Mar 8, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0115
legislature
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 57-1-2-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
S03 Revenue:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
S07 - Corporations:Rerefer to S03 - Revenue
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 6, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (20-2)
house
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors