Designation of spouses-revocation upon divorce or annulment.
This Wyoming bill (SF 100) automatically cancels property transfers to a former spouse in wills, trusts, or other estate plans upon divorce or annulment. It directly affects individuals who divorce and had designated their ex-spouse as beneficiary or fiduciary in legal documents. Key provisions include revoking all dispositions to the former spouse (including their relatives), severing joint property ownership into tenancies in common, and reviving these transfers if the divorced person remarries. The law applies to all existing and future wills and estate documents without requiring changes to the original documents. It does not impact third-party property buyers who relied on survivorship rights in good faith.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Mar 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed Mar 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2023 · House Feb 24, 2023
How they voted
23–7
Passed
Total votes 30
Jan 25, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 2, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0070
legislature
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-12-0-0-0
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
lower
Jan 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Barlow
RRepublican
Co
Barry Crago
RRepublican
Co
Ed Cooper
RRepublican
Co
Jared Olsen
RRepublican
Co
Tara Nethercott
RRepublican
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