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Proposed Wyoming Firearm Legislation SF0196

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Second Amendment Protection Act amendments.

Description: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendment Protection Act; creating a civil penalty; creating an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Session: 2025 General Session

Last Action: Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

Last Action Date: February 13, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

8 sponsors: Robert Wharff (R); Dennis Biteman (R); Tim French (R); Robert Ide (R); Dan Laursen (R); Troy McKeown (R); Tim Salazar (R); Darin Smith (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 27% (8 of 30)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 13, 2025 Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
House Feb 10, 2025 Received for Introduction
Senate Feb 10, 2025 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0
Senate Feb 7, 2025 2nd Reading:Passed
Senate Feb 6, 2025 COW:Passed
Senate Feb 4, 2025 Placed on General File
Senate Feb 4, 2025 S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Senate Jan 29, 2025 Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
Senate Jan 28, 2025 Received for Introduction
Jan 27, 2025 Bill Number Assigned
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Feb 10, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment SF0196SS001 Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Feb 4, 2025 State Link amendment text No
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/4/2025 5 0 0 0 Yes
  • Crago, Barry (R) Yea
  • French, Tim (R) Yea
  • Ide, Robert (R) Yea
  • McKeown, Troy (R) Yea
  • Taliaferro Pearson, Laura (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/10/2025 29 1 0 1 Yes
  • Anderson, James (R) Yea
  • Barlow, Eric (R) Yea
  • Biteman, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Boner, Brian (R) Yea
  • Brennan, Evie (R) Yea
  • Case, Cale (R) Nay
  • Cooper, Edward (R) Yea
  • Crago, Barry (R) Yea
  • Crum, Gary (R) Yea
  • Davis Schuler, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Dockstader, Dan (R) Yea
  • Driskill, Ogden (R) Yea
  • French, Tim (R) Yea
  • Gierau, Michael (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Larry (R) Yea
  • Hutchings, Karen (R) Yea
  • Ide, Robert (R) Yea
  • Jones, Stacy (R) Yea
  • Kolb, John (R) Yea
  • Landen, Bill (R) Yea
  • Laursen, Dan (R) Yea
  • McKeown, Troy (R) Yea
  • Nethercott, Tara (R) Yea
  • Olsen, Jared (R) Yea
  • Pappas, Stephan (R) Absent
  • Rothfuss, Chris (D) Yea
  • Salazar, Tim (R) Yea
  • Scott, Charles (R) Yea
  • Smith, Darin (R) Yea
  • Steinmetz, Cheri (R) Yea
  • Taliaferro Pearson, Laura (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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