Voter I.D. requirements.
HB 79 amends Wyoming's election code to allow concealed carry permits as valid identification for in-person voting at polling places. This change directly affects voters who use concealed carry permits instead of other forms of ID, such as driver's licenses or state IDs. The bill adds concealed carry permits to the list of acceptable identification under Section 22-1-102(a)(xxxix)(B)(X) and takes effect July 1, 2023. It does not alter existing voter ID requirements but expands the acceptable forms of ID.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 13, 2023
Signed Feb 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2023 · House Jan 27, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 15, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 21, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0025
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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