SF 96 Wyoming House · 2019 General Session

Repeal-hospital records and information statutes.

This bill repeals Wyoming's specific statutes (W.S. 35-2-605 through 35-2-617) that governed the confidentiality of medical records for patients receiving hospital or treatment services. It removes state-level restrictions on sharing patient records, though federal laws like HIPAA and substance abuse confidentiality rules (42 C.F.R. part 2) remain in effect. The repeal directly affects hospitals, treatment facilities, and patients by eliminating Wyoming's additional requirements for record disclosure, effective July 1, 2019.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 17, 2019 Signed Feb 26, 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 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0053
legislature
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors