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Proposed Wyoming Firearm Legislation SJ0009

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Legislation Overview

Title: Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.

Description: A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress recognize the protection of Wyoming's freedom of access to public lands, to allow responsible development of resources, recreation, agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation under multiple‑use frameworks, to protect local participation in land management decisions, and to keep public lands available to the people of Wyoming.

Session: 2026 Budget Session

Last Action: 2nd Reading:Passed

Last Action Date: February 20, 2026

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'.

39 sponsors: Eric Barlow (R); James Anderson (R); Evie Brennan (R); Edward Cooper (R); Barry Crago (R); Gary Crum (R); Dan Dockstader (R); Ogden Driskill (R); Michael Gierau (D); Stacy Jones (R); Bill Landen (R); Taft Love (R);Tara Nethercott (R); Jared Olsen (R); Stephan Pappas (R); Chris Rothfuss (D); Wendy Davis Schuler (R); Andrew Byron (R); Elissa Campbell (R); Kenneth Clouston (R); Marilyn Connolly (R); Robert Davis (R); McKay Erickson (R); Lee Filer (R); Rob Geringer (R); Steve Harshman (R); Julie Jarvis (R); Lloyd Larsen (R); Joshua Larson (R); Martha Lawley (R); Bob Nicholas (R); Ivan Posey (D); Karlee Provenza (D); Trey Sherwood (D); Liz Storer (D); Pam Thayer (R); J.D. Williams (R);Cody Wylie (R); Mike Yin (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 130% (39 of 30)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Feb 20, 2026 2nd Reading:Passed
Senate Feb 19, 2026 COW:Passed
Senate Feb 17, 2026 S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Senate Feb 17, 2026 Placed on General File
Senate Feb 16, 2026 :Refer to S06 - Travel
Senate Feb 13, 2026 Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 25-6-0-0-0
Feb 11, 2026 Bill Number Assigned
Senate Feb 11, 2026 Received for Introduction
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/13/2026 25 6 0 0 Yes
  • Anderson, James (R) Yea
  • Barlow, Eric (R) Yea
  • Biteman, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Boner, Brian (R) Nay
  • Brennan, Evie (R) Yea
  • Case, Cale (R) Yea
  • 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) Nay
  • Gierau, Michael (D) Yea
  • Hicks, Larry (R) Yea
  • Hutchings, Karen (R) Yea
  • Ide, Robert (R) Nay
  • Jones, Stacy (R) Yea
  • Kolb, John (R) Yea
  • Landen, Bill (R) Yea
  • Laursen, Dan (R) Nay
  • Love, Taft (R) Yea
  • McKeown, Troy (R) Nay
  • Nethercott, Tara (R) Yea
  • Olsen, Jared (R) Yea
  • Pappas, Stephan (R) Yea
  • Rothfuss, Chris (D) Yea
  • Salazar, Tim (R) Yea
  • Scott, Charles (R) Yea
  • Steinmetz, Cheri (R) Nay
  • Taliaferro Pearson, Laura (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/17/2026 5 0 0 0 Yes
  • Boner, Brian (R) Yea
  • Davis Schuler, Wendy (R) Yea
  • Hicks, Larry (R) Yea
  • Jones, Stacy (R) Yea
  • Landen, Bill (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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