WyomingAct updates government-claims references and related rules for July 2026
The act would correct government-claims references across Wyoming statutes and apply the changes beginning July 1, 2026, with one Senate File condition.
What it does
The act would revise Governmental Claims Act references across many Wyoming statutes and define the act as including sections 1-39-101 through 1-39-124.
The act also states that one provision created by a 2026 Senate measure, W.S. 39-16-105(a)(xi), is removed on July 1, 2026.
Argument forUpdating cross-references may help agencies and claimants find the intended Governmental Claims Act provisions more easily.
Argument againstThe separate condition tied to Senate File 0101 could make it harder for agencies to know which government-claims definition applies.
More detail
The act would revise references to Wyoming’s Governmental Claims Act and define “this act” to include sections 1-39-101 through 1-39-124. The revisions cover statutes involving government liability, state and local claims, insurance, public officials, corrections, criminal records, and related programs. The definition in section 2 would not take effect if 2026 Senate File 0101 becomes law. The act states that it is effective July 1, 2026; the section 2 definition is subject to its separate condition.
The act states that W.S. 39-16-105(a)(xi), created by a 2026 Senate measure, is removed from the statutes. This provision concerns only W.S. 39-16-105(a)(xi), which the text identifies as created by 2026 Senate Enrolled Act 0059, Senate File 0061, section 1. The act states that this provision is effective July 1, 2026.
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History
- 2026
- Mar 8Assigned Chapter Number 98Latest
- Mar 8Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEA No. 0040Became Law
- Mar 6S President Signed HEA No. 0040
- Vote recorded H Concur:Passed 40-0-21-1-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 6H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0040
- Mar 6Assigned Number HEA No. 0040
- Mar 6H Concur:Passed 40-0-21-1-0
- 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 3S COW:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded S Suspension of the rules and referred directly to COW 30-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 3S Placed on General File
- Mar 3S Suspension of the rules and referred directly to COW 30-0-1-0-0
- Feb 23S Introduced and Referred to S12 - RulesMinor
- 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 18H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 18H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 9H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Jan 14Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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