HB 126 Wyoming House · 2023 Regular Session

Trespass-removal of trespasser.

HB 126 amends Wyoming's criminal trespass law to clarify that property owners or their agents may use reasonable physical force to stop someone trespassing on their land. It specifies this force must be necessary to end what the owner reasonably believes is ongoing trespass. The bill does not change existing self-defense laws, as stated in Section (e). The law takes effect July 1, 2023, directly affecting landowners and their authorized representatives facing trespassers.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2023 Last action Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes · House Feb 2, 2023

How they voted

535
Passed
Total votes 58
Feb 2, 2023
D Democratic5
2 Yea 3 Nay
60% Nay
R Republican53
51 Yea 2 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2023
Committee
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
S06 - Travel:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-5-0-0-0
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors