Proposed Wyoming Firearm Legislation SF0196
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 a criminal 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: Speaker Signed SEA No. 0082
Last Action Date: March 5, 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 | Mar 5, 2025 | Speaker Signed SEA No. 0082 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Assigned Number SEA No. 0082 | |
| Senate | Mar 4, 2025 | President Signed SEA No. 0082 |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Appointed JCC01 Members |
| House | Mar 3, 2025 | Appointed JCC01 Members |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Received for Concurrence |
| House | Mar 3, 2025 | 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-2-0-0 |
| Senate | Mar 3, 2025 | Concur:Failed 5-26-0-0-0 |
| House | Feb 28, 2025 | 2nd Reading:Passed |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | COW:Passed |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | Placed on General File |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 |
| 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 | S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 |
| Senate | Feb 4, 2025 | Placed on General File |
| 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 |
| Enrolled | Mar 4, 2025 | state link | bill 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 SF0196JC001 | Conference Committee | Mar 4, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | Yes |
| House Committee Amendment SF0196HS001 | House Appropriations Committee | Feb 26, 2025 | State Link | amendment text | No |
| 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 |
| S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | 02/4/2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 | 02/10/2025 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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| H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 | 02/26/2025 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-2-0-0 | 03/3/2025 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Concur:Failed 5-26-0-0-0 | 03/3/2025 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| SF0196JC001 Adopted SF0196JC001: 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/4/2025 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| SF0196JC001 Adopted SF0196JC001: 54-4-4-0-0 | 03/4/2025 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
