Chancery court jurisdiction amendments.
HB 97 amends Wyoming law to allow chancery courts to handle certain government contract disputes when the contract itself designates chancery court as the venue for resolving disagreements. This change applies only to lawsuits filed after July 1, 2023, and affects government entities and contractors who include this specific venue choice in their agreements. The bill does not alter existing jurisdiction rules but adds chancery court as an option under these limited, contract-specified conditions.
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 16, 2023
Signed Feb 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2023 · House Jan 26, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 9, 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
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 16, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0003
legislature
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-8-1-0-0
lower
Jan 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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