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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
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- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 26, 2007 | WY | HB 95 | Quality Childcare | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| Feb. 28, 2008 | WY | HB 9 | Limitations on Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| March 5, 2008 | WY | HB 137 | Deadly Force in Self Defense | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 1) |
| Jan. 25, 2007 | WY | SF 104 | Sexual Abuse of Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
| Feb. 8, 2011 | WY | SF 140 | Kindergarten Attendance | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 15) |
| Feb. 24, 2006 | WY | SF 87 | Board of Education Membership Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
| Feb. 27, 2007 | WY | 1SHB 213 | Grey Wolf Population Control | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3) |
| Feb. 20, 2007 | WY | 1SHB 97 | Hathaway Scholarship Eligibility | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 5) |
| March 3, 2008 | WY | HB 73 | Increasing DUI Penalties | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 16) |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | WY | SF 12 | Increasing Campaign Contribution Limit | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
| Feb. 18, 2009 | WY | HB 67 | Taxing Moist Snuff Tobacco Based on Weight | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | WY | SF 65 | Ban on Texting While Driving | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 17) |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | WY | SF 18 | Expanding Workers Compensation Coverage to Include Mental Injury | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| Feb. 18, 2010 | WY | SF 64 | Increasing Seat Belt Violation Fine | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 9) |
| Feb. 22, 2006 | WY | SF 36 | Open Containers of Alcohol in Vehicles | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 22, 2006 | WY | SF 50 | Health Care Information Technology | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 14) |
| Feb. 23, 2006 | WY | SF 84 | Wyoming Pipeline Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| Jan. 31, 2007 | WY | SF 13 | Same Sex Marriages | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| Feb. 6, 2007 | WY | SF 101 | Sex Offender Tracking | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| Feb. 2, 2007 | WY | SF 118 | Homicide During Pregnancy | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12) |
| Feb. 25, 2008 | WY | SF 46 | Water Discharge from Methane Gas Wells | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 15) |
| March 11, 2022 | WY | SF 98 | Limits Expenditure of COVID-19 Relief Funds | Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 1) |
| Feb. 26, 2013 | WY | HB 77 | Establishes Wyoming Lottery Corporation | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 13) |
| March 8, 2022 | WY | SF 66 | Appropriates COVID-19 Relief Funds | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (24 - 5) |
| March 2, 2011 | WY | HB 74 | Prohibiting Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages | Conference Report Rejected - Senate (14 - 16) |
| March 6, 2015 | WY | SF 145 | Appropriates Funds for Uncompensated Charity Care | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 7) |
| March 25, 2022 | WY | HB 100 | Amends State Legislative Districts | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| March 9, 2020 | WY | SF 1 | Establishes Biennium Budget for Fiscal Years 2020-2022 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (17 - 13) |
| March 3, 2014 | WY | HB 1 | 2014-2016 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (20 - 10) |
| March 8, 2012 | WY | SF 25 | Amends Public Records Laws | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 2, 2023 | WY | SF 109 | Prohibits Chemical Abortions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| March 8, 2024 | WY | SF 41 | Exempts Employees of the Division of Banking from State Personnel Classification and Compensation Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
| March 7, 2024 | WY | SF 47 | Amends Law Enforcement Retirement Contributions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 1) |
| March 7, 2024 | WY | SF 99 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 2) |
| March 1, 2023 | WY | SF 94 | Authorizes the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| March 2, 2023 | WY | SF 133 | Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| March 1, 2023 | WY | SF 146 | Appropriates State Funding for Various New Construction Projects | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
| March 1, 2023 | WY | SF 174 | Establishes a State Charter School Review Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 11) |
| March 2, 2023 | WY | SF 151 | Prohibits Certain Actions By Pharmacy Benefits Managers | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
| March 8, 2022 | WY | SF 9 | Establishes Bonds for Agricultural Processing Endeavors | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (17 - 13) |
| Jan. 25, 2013 | WY | SF 104 | Establishes the Director Position in the Department of Education | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (21 - 9) |
| Feb. 12, 2015 | WY | SF 13 | Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (14 - 12) |
| March 11, 2020 | WY | SF 50 | Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
| March 3, 2016 | WY | SF 72 | Increases the Speed Limit on State Highways | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| March 12, 2020 | WY | SF 134 | Authorizes Liquor Licenses for Events Conducted at Rodeo Arenas | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 8) |
| March 3, 2010 | WY | SF 27 | Establishing a Process for Citizen Complaints Relating to Government Competition | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 28, 2023 | WY | SF 131 | Prohibits the Distribution of Unsolicited Absentee Ballot Forms | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| Feb. 25, 2019 | WY | HB 103 | Requires Doctor Reporting of Abortions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| March 1, 2017 | WY | HB 236 | Reduces the Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| March 7, 2022 | WY | HB 49 | Requires Organizations that Receive a Minimum of $1,000 for Election Spending File with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 8) |
| Feb. 4, 2021 | WY | HB 30 | Increases Tax Mills to the Utilities Regulated by the Public Service Commission | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| March 25, 2021 | WY | HB 49 | Increases 5 State Agency Fees and Establishes a $25 Per Month Fee to Parolees to Appropriate $1.4 Million to General Fund | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 2, 2010 | WY | HB 93 | Increasing Penalties for Workplace Safety Violations | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 15) |
| March 9, 2018 | WY | HB 168 | Authorizes "Stand Your Ground" Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4) |
| Feb. 15, 2019 | WY | HB 74 | Establishes Special Purpose Depository Institutions to Serve Blockchain Businesses | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| Feb. 26, 2015 | WY | HB 144 | Establishes a School Safety Tip Line | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| March 9, 2020 | WY | HB 174 | Amends Kindergarten Minimum Age Start Date | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
| March 10, 2020 | WY | HB 200 | Establishes Low-Carbon Energy Standards and Subsidizes Carbon Capture Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 10) |
| Feb. 12, 2015 | WY | HB 23 | Authorizes Consideration of Next Generation Science Standards | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| March 11, 2020 | WY | HB 44 | Requires the Observation of Mountain Daylight Time | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 11) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 92 | Establishes Abortion Restrictions Contingent on Roe v. Wade Overruling | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 5) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 131 | Specifies Nuclear Energy Policy | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 91 | Amends Specified County Officer Salary Levels | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| March 4, 2022 | WY | HB 80 | Requires Campaigns and PACs to File an Itemized Statement of Contributions with the Secretary of State | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 10, 2020 | WY | HB 159 | Requires Payment of Ad Valorem Tax on Mineral Production | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| March 4, 2022 | WY | HB 52 | Authorizes Absentee Ballot Processing Before Election Day and Establishes Election Result Sharing as a Felony | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| Feb. 26, 2013 | WY | HB 41 | Reduces Limitations on Hunting Bison | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14) |
| March 8, 2024 | WY | HB 1 | Appropriates $10.6 Billion in Funding for the Biennial 2025-2026 State Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 14) |
| March 6, 2018 | WY | HB 70 | Authorizes Cryptocurrency Regulations and Securities | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 3) |
| March 11, 2020 | WY | HB 118 | Establishes the Second Amendment Preservation Act | Bill Failed - Senate (15 - 14) |
| Feb. 3, 2021 | WY | HB 48 | Limits Funding for Juvenile Justice Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
| April 2, 2021 | WY | HB 127 | Limits the Time Period for Protective Orders to a Period of 10 Days Without Corresponding County or Commission Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 105 | Reduces State Coal Severance Tax by 0.5 Percent | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| March 10, 2022 | WY | HB 96 | Increases Governor's Salary | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
| March 1, 2023 | WY | HB 152 | Expands Abortion Restrictions | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 24, 2023 | WY | HB 103 | Specifies Process for Declaration or Change of Voter Party Affiliation | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 11) |
| March 1, 2023 | WY | HB 4 | Extends Postpartum Medicaid Coverage from 2 to 12 Months | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14) |
| March 6, 2024 | WY | HB 77 | Amends Simple Assault to Include Menacing or Threatening Behavior | Bill Failed - Senate (14 - 16) |
| March 7, 2024 | WY | HB 125 | Repeals Gun-Free Zones in Wyoming | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| Feb. 24, 2015 | WY | HB 159 | Repeals Statewide Writing Assessment | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14) |
| March 5, 2012 | WY | HB 82 | Requires Drug Testing of Certain Welfare Recipients | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 17) |
| Feb. 28, 2022 | WY | SF 76 | Prohibits Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 5) |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | WY | HB 74 | Prohibiting the Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage | Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14) |
| Feb. 28, 2011 | WY | HB 29 | Mandatory Testing for Suspected DUI Offenders | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 10) |
| March 8, 2021 | WY | SB 76 | Establishes Requirements for Funding the Middle-Mile Broadband Project | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
| Jan. 16, 2015 | WY | SF 13 | Authorizes Firing Squads as an Alternative Method of Execution | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 12) |
| Jan. 28, 2013 | WY | SF 132 | Authorizes the Use of Silencers While Hunting | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| Jan. 31, 2013 | WY | SF 131 | Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 17) |
| Feb. 24, 2022 | WY | SF 102 | Prohibits State Enforcement of Federal Regulations on Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 8) |
| March 2, 2022 | WY | SF 83 | Prohibits Chemical Abortions AKA "Abortion Pills" | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 9) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | WY | SF 51 | Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 4) |
| Feb. 27, 2024 | WY | SF 57 | Establishes a Hearing Aid Program for Eligible Low-Income Adults | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 12) |
| Feb. 22, 2024 | WY | SF 44 | Amends Requirements Concerning Commencement of Limited Mining Operations | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
| Feb. 10, 2015 | WY | SF 115 | Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Idenity | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 6) |
| Feb. 22, 2024 | WY | SF 115 | Requires the Department of Health to Pay Behavioral Health Services Claim | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 8) |
| Jan. 23, 2015 | WY | SF 14 | Amends Property Forfeiture Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3) |
| Feb. 2, 2017 | WY | SF 153 | Prohibits Discriminatory Practices in the Workplace | Bill Failed - Senate (13 - 17) |
| Feb. 27, 2020 | WY | SF 97 | Establishes Requirements for Abortions Resulting in Premature Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| Feb. 23, 2016 | WY | SF 96 | Classifies 3 Ounces of Marijuana Edibles as a Felony | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
| Feb. 6, 2015 | WY | SF 129 | Expands Medicaid Eligibility | Bill Failed - Senate (11 - 19) |