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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Feb. 7, 2011 | WY | HB 198 | Admissibility of Evidence in Sex Offense Cases | Bill Failed - House (29 - 30) |
Jan. 16, 2013 | WY | HB 23 | Requires Juvenile Offenders to Be Eligible for Parole While Serving a Life Sentence | Bill Passed - House (42 - 17) |
March 9, 2020 | WY | HB 174 | Amends Kindergarten Minimum Age Start Date | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 12) |
March 11, 2020 | WY | SF 50 | Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (18 - 11) |
March 5, 2020 | WY | SF 50 | Increases the Legal Smoking Age to 21 | Bill Passed - House (37 - 23) |
Feb. 3, 2021 | WY | HB 48 | Limits Funding for Juvenile Justice Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 4) |
Jan. 29, 2021 | WY | HB 48 | Limits Funding for Juvenile Justice Programs | Bill Passed - House (54 - 5) |
Jan. 13, 2023 | WY | SF 49 | Amends State Anti-Bullying Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
March 1, 2023 | WY | SF 94 | Authorizes the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
March 1, 2023 | WY | SF 94 | Authorizes the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act | Bill Passed - House (39 - 21) |
March 7, 2024 | WY | SF 99 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 2) |
March 6, 2024 | WY | SF 99 | Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors | Bill Passed - House (55 - 6) |
March 6, 2024 | WY | SF 19 | Amends the Per-Child Amounts used to Calculate Payments to Early Childhood Centers | Bill Passed - House (50 - 12) |