Illegitimate persons descent-repeal.
This bill removes a legal barrier that previously prevented illegitimate children from inheriting from their parents under Wyoming's estate laws. It amends the definition of "child" in the estate code to include illegitimate children (aligning them with adopted children), repealing the prior exclusion. The change applies to all probate cases filed on or after July 1, 2019, ensuring illegitimate children have equal inheritance rights to legitimate children. It directly affects illegitimate children in Wyoming who now inherit under the same rules as other children.
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 28, 2019
Signed Feb 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2019 · House Feb 5, 2019
How they voted
18–3
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 20, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
84% 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. 0058
legislature
Feb 20, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (18-3)
senate
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Feb 5, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-1)
house
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Pelkey
DDemocratic
Co
Cathy Connolly
DDemocratic
Co
Jared Olsen
RRepublican
Co
Tara Nethercott
RRepublican
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