This bill requires e-cigarette and vapor material manufacturers to obtain an annual license from Wyoming's Department of Revenue, costing $1,000. Manufacturers must submit detailed certifications verifying compliance with federal tobacco trafficking rules, provide business information, and non-resident manufacturers must post a $25,000 bond. The department will publish a public list of licensed manufacturers starting July 1, 2025, and prohibit the sale of products from unlicensed manufacturers. This directly affects manufacturers seeking to operate in Wyoming and retailers who must verify products against the published license list.
HB 293 repeals Wyoming's School Foundation Program Reserve Account and transfers all existing funds to the Common School Permanent Fund Reserve Account. The bill modifies school finance by redirecting all future revenues that would have gone to the repealed account into the Common School Permanent Fund Reserve Account. It requires the state auditor to report on these transfers to the joint appropriations committee by October 2026 and 2027. This change affects state school funding mechanisms but does not alter current school finance formulas or funding levels.
HB 215 would require all Wyoming elections to use paper ballots instead of electronic voting systems, directly affecting voters, election officials, and counties conducting elections. The bill mandates hand counting of paper ballots, bans electronic pollbooks and internet-connected tabulating equipment, and repeals existing provisions allowing electronic voting machines. Key mechanisms include requiring paper ballots formatted for manual tabulation, specifying hand-counting procedures, and establishing penalties for non-compliance. The bill also revises post-election audit processes and election observer protocols. (Note: The bill died in committee on March 3, 2025, and has not become law.)
Wyoming's SF 184 would require all elections to use paper ballots with manual hand counting, banning electronic voting machines and electronic pollbooks. It repeals existing provisions allowing electronic systems and mandates specific procedures for hand-counting ballots, post-election audits, and election observer access. The bill directly affects counties, election officials, and voters by changing how ballots are processed and counted. This bill died in committee in March 2025 and did not become law.
Wyoming's HB 177 creates a new legislative committee called the "federal review joint and standing committee" to monitor federal actions. The committee, composed of 5 Senate and 9 House members appointed by March 31 after each election, reviews all federal laws, regulations, and executive orders to assess whether they infringe on Wyoming's sovereignty or exceed federal constitutional limits. It must report findings and recommend legislative responses, such as new bills or resolutions, to address perceived constitutional conflicts. The committee’s work ends if the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is repealed, with the bill taking effect immediately upon passage.
HB 89 requires wind energy facilities in Wyoming to dispose of decommissioned turbine blades and towers on the site where they operated, rather than sending them to municipal landfills. The bill prohibits landfill disposal of these materials, mandates burying only base materials (not mechanical parts), and specifies minimum depth requirements near aquifers. Exceptions include on-site recycling, removal of non-base materials, and disposal at surface coal mining sites. The rulemaking requirements and effective date (July 1, 2025) apply to new permits issued after that date.
HB 236 makes specific county elected offices nonpartisan in Wyoming, directly affecting voters and candidates for positions like county clerk, treasurer, assessor, coroner, sheriff, and district attorney. The bill requires these offices to be nominated and elected through nonpartisan primaries (instead of partisan primaries), standardizes their ballot order, and modifies vacancy procedures. It amends existing statutes to clarify that these roles must be nonpartisan and specifies that candidates for these offices will appear together on ballots without party labels. The law applies to all counties, changing how these local officials are elected and listed on ballots.
HB 128 amends Wyoming's public health emergency laws to require the governor to declare when such an emergency exists or ends, then convene the legislature within two days for a vote on whether to concur with the declaration or terminate it. The bill allows the legislature to meet in person or remotely via electronic means to satisfy quorum and vote during emergencies. It updates the definition of "public health emergency" to include threats like pandemics or biological toxins, and clarifies that temporary health care provider licenses issued during emergencies (e.g., for out-of-state professionals) automatically end when the governor declares the emergency over. The changes apply to emergencies declared on or after July 1, 2025.
HB 111 requires drivers involved in accidents causing serious injury or death to immediately stop at the scene and remain until they fulfill legal requirements. It increases penalties for failing to stop: misdemeanor charges (up to 1 year jail, $5,000 fine) for bodily injury, and felony charges (up to 5 years jail, $50,000 fine) for serious injury or death. The law applies to all motor vehicle accidents occurring on or after July 1, 2025, directly affecting drivers involved in such incidents. The bill clarifies existing duties and strengthens enforcement for hit-and-run violations involving severe harm.
HB 276 requires Wyoming county sheriffs to negotiate written agreements with the U.S. Attorney General to enforce federal immigration laws, including detaining individuals for immigration purposes. County sheriffs must report annually on agreement status to the Wyoming Attorney General, who then reports to a legislative committee, with counties failing to pursue agreements losing eligibility for certain law enforcement funds. This bill directly affects all Wyoming county sheriffs and their counties, mandating specific cooperation with federal immigration enforcement under 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g).
HB 76 requires Wyoming health insurers to have Wyoming-licensed physicians or healthcare providers make decisions on prior authorization denials and review appeals, instead of relying solely on insurance company staff. It amends state insurance code sections to mandate that all such decisions be made by licensed providers with current Wyoming practice permits. The law applies to all prior authorization decisions made on or after July 1, 2025. This directly affects insurers, healthcare providers, and patients seeking coverage approvals in Wyoming.
Wyoming's HB 294 amends how the state distributes excess federal mineral royalties (payments from oil, gas, and mineral leases on federal land) received above specific annual thresholds. For fiscal years 2026 and beyond, any revenue exceeding the most recent even-year revenue forecast will be split equally: half goes to the common school permanent fund reserve account, and half to the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund reserve account. The bill also adjusts thresholds for 2025 ($549.4 million) and 2026 ($530.2 million), repeals outdated distribution provisions (sections k, m, n), and takes effect July 1, 2025. This directly affects state school funding and the mineral trust fund by changing the allocation method for surplus royalty payments.
