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HB 16 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Secretary of state-expedited filings.

HB 16 allows Wyoming's Secretary of State to charge a fee of up to $5,000 to expedite the filing of certain documents. This applies specifically to filings under Wyoming statutes related to business registrations (Title 17), elections (Title 34), and land records (Title 40, Chapters 1-2). The Secretary of State will establish the exact fee structure and process through rules, considering costs and impacts on filings. The bill does not change which filings get priority based on submission timing. It takes effect on July 1, 2026.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Mar 8, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Mar 8, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, moving from a draft introduction to an official enacted version. The core policy remains unchanged: it authorizes the Wyoming Secretary of State to charge up to $5,000 to expedite filings for specific business and nonprofit documents. The text was reorganized to match standard legislative formatting, with the effective date set for July 1, 2026.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on expediting filings under titles 17, 34, and 40 of the Wyoming statutes; no new entities or document types were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

The document format was updated from a draft introduction to an enrolled act, including official headers and signatures for the Governor and legislative leaders.

Line breaks and spacing were adjusted to conform to standard enrolled bill formatting, though the legal text content remained identical.

TIMELINE

The effective date was explicitly confirmed as July 1, 2026, in the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2026 · House Feb 22, 2026

How they voted

31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 5, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 8, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0036
legislature
Mar 6, 2026
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
upper
Feb 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 62-0-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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