WyomingSecretary of state may expedite certain filings for a fee
Starting July 1, 2026, filers could request faster handling of certain state documents, with fees set by the secretary of state up to $5,000.
What it does
Filers could ask the secretary of state to speed up certain business and property documents for a fee of up to $5,000. Filing-time priority would stay the same.
Argument forExpedited processing could help people and organizations meet legal deadlines when they need state filings handled sooner.
Argument againstA fee of up to $5,000 could make faster filing harder to afford, especially for people or organizations with limited resources.
More detail
The secretary of state may expedite the filing of certain documents when the filer requests it and pays a fee. This applies to documents filed under Wyoming statutes governing business organizations, property records, and specified real estate matters in titles 17, 34, and chapters 1 and 2 of title 40. The fee may be no more than $5,000. The secretary of state must set the fee and request process by rule. The rules must consider the fee's effect on filing volume, the cost of expedited service, and legal response deadlines. Expediting a filing does not change which filing gets priority based on filing time. The act states that it takes effect July 1, 2026.
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- Passed House
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History
- 2026
- Mar 8Assigned Chapter Number 94Latest
- Mar 8Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEA No. 0036Became Law
- Mar 6S President Signed HEA No. 0036
- Vote recorded H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0036
- Mar 6Assigned Number HEA No. 0036
- Mar 6H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- Mar 6H Received for Concurrence
- Mar 5S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Mar 4S COW:PassedMinor
- Mar 2S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 2S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0Minor
- Feb 27:Rerefer to S02 - AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0Minor
- Feb 23S Introduced and Referred to S09 - MineralsMinor
- Feb 23S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 22H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0Passed House
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 19H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 16H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 16H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 12:Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsMinor
- Vote recorded H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 62-0-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 62-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 9H Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 15Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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