Wyoming chancery court.
Wyoming's SF 104 establishes a specialized Chancery Court to handle complex civil cases, directly affecting residents and businesses involved in disputes requiring specialized legal expertise (e.g., corporate, real estate, or contract matters). The bill creates a court with up to three nonpartisan judges serving six-year terms, requiring a $1,000 minimum filing fee for cases and authorizing the Supreme Court to set rules for procedures, fees, and case transfers. Funding comes primarily from case filing fees, with the legislature able to supplement from general funds if needed. The court operates statewide with concurrent jurisdiction, and appeals go directly to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Signed Mar 15, 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
28
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Mar 15, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0076
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 28-0-2-0-0
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to {NextAssignedTo}
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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