HB 5 Wyoming House · 2024 Regular Session

Behavioral health redesign amendments.

This bill requires Wyoming's Department of Health to continue paying behavioral health service claims for low-income individuals without insurance coverage for mental health or substance use treatment (defined as those earning under 200% of the federal poverty level) in the same manner as before prior reforms. It mandates the department to collect data on potential savings from pursuing third-party billing (like private insurance) before state payments and report these findings to a legislative committee by September 2025. The bill also updates definitions to exclude people with insurance covering these services after July 1, 2026, and takes effect July 1, 2024. It does not change current service delivery but establishes new reporting and data collection requirements for state payments.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action Feb 12, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2024

How they voted

38–21
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 60
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic5
5 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican55
33 Yea 21 Nay 1
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 12, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (38-21-1)
house
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
H Failed Introduction 40-21-1-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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