WyomingWyoming law sets bankruptcy steps for local hospitals
Wyoming law lets county memorial hospital and hospital district trustees seek federal bankruptcy protection, with county approval or public posting required depending on the hospital.
What it does
County memorial hospital trustees may vote to seek federal bankruptcy protection, but county commissioners must first approve the petition and initial debt plan.
Hospital district trustees may seek federal bankruptcy protection without a public vote. They must post the petition and initial debt plan online at least seven days before the first meeting to consider them.
Argument forThe approval and posting steps may help officials and the public review a hospital’s debt plan before it moves through bankruptcy.
Argument againstDistrict residents may have less direct say because trustees can pursue bankruptcy without a vote of qualified voters.
More detail
County memorial hospital trustees may vote to file for federal Chapter 9 bankruptcy. This applies to trustees of a county memorial hospital. The county commissioners must approve the bankruptcy petition and initial debt plan before the trustees’ vote to file takes effect.
Hospital district trustees may vote to file for federal Chapter 9 bankruptcy without a vote of qualified voters. This applies to trustees of a hospital district. The petition and initial debt plan must be posted on a district-operated website and available to the public for at least seven days before the first public meeting where trustees consider them. If trustees approve the petition and initial plan, they may take steps to obtain approval of the debt plan and close the bankruptcy case. The district must post the petition and initial plan at least seven days before the first public meeting where trustees consider them.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 27Assigned Chapter Number 13Latest
- Feb 27Governor Mark Gordon Signed SEA No. 0010Became Law
- Feb 26H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0010
- Feb 25S President Signed SEA No. 0010
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-3-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25Assigned Number SEA No. 0010
- Feb 25H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-3-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 24H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 23H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 20H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 19H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborMinor
- Feb 18H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 17S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 16S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 14S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 12S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 31-0-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 5S Received for IntroductionMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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