HB 176 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Vacancies in public office-amendments.

This bill changes how vacant elected offices in Wyoming are filled. It requires state or county committees to appoint replacements from a pre-approved list if vacancies aren't filled by the original deadline, and creates an automatic presumption that appointed individuals meet all legal qualifications for the office. The process applies to most state offices (excluding congressional seats or school board positions), with state committees handling certain vacancies and county committees managing others. If appointments aren't made within specified timeframes, a special election may be triggered under defined conditions. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

513
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 58
Feb 12, 2025
D Democratic6
3 Yea 2 Nay 1
50% Yea
R Republican52
48 Yea 1 Nay 3
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-3-4-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors