HB 165 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Ranked choice voting-prohibition.

HB 165 prohibits ranked choice voting in Wyoming elections by amending state election codes to require ballots to specify only one vote per office. It voids any existing or future local ordinances allowing ranked choice voting and mandates ballot language stating "Vote for one" for single-office races. The bill directly affects all state and local elections, including county and municipal races, by eliminating ranked choice voting as an option. It takes effect July 1, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 18, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 18, 2025

MINOR

This bill was converted from its original introduced version to an enrolled final version, with the substantive content remaining identical. The enrolled version includes official signatures and certification pages that were not present in the introduced draft.

TECHNICAL

Added official enrolled act headers, signatures from House and Senate officers, and Governor certification pages that are required for final legislative enactment.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

28–3

Passed

Total votes 31

Mar 5, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican29

28 Yea 1 Nay

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 18, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed HEA No. 0071

legislature

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0

upper

Mar 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

upper

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 47-13-2-0-0

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors