HB 14 — AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; clarifying the use of self-defense to prevent injury or loss to other persons and property; requiring the expungement of records for cases dismissed for use of self-defense; authorizing reimbursement of costs incurred in defending a criminal prosecution after successfully asserting self-defense; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
WY 2026 session · introduced 2026-02-10
Latest action: 2026-02-10 — H Failed Introduction 29-32-1-0-0
Sponsors (27)
- Gary Brown (R, WY-41) — sponsor · 2026-02-10
- Dalton Banks (R, WY-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Marlene Brady (R, WY-60) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Kevin Campbell (R, WY-62) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Joel Guggenmos (R, WY-55) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, WY-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Scott Heiner (R, WY-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Paul Hoeft (R, WY-25) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Christopher Knapp (R, WY-53) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Tony Locke (R, WY-35) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Ann Lucas (R, WY-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Pepper Ottman (R, WY-34) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- J.R. Riggins (R, WY-59) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Mike Schmid (R, WY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Scott Smith (R, WY-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Tomi Strock (R, WY-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Clarence Styvar (R, WY-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Jacob Wasserburger (R, WY-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Joe Webb (R, WY-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Nina Webber (R, WY-24) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Robert Wharff (R, WY-49) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- John Winter (R, WY-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Tim French (R, WY-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Bob Ide (R, WY-29) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Dan Laursen (R, WY-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Bill Allemand (R, WY-58) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
- Laura Pearson (R, WY-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-10
Action timeline (3)
- · LSO — Bill Number Assigned
- · house · House — H Received for Introduction
- · house · House — H Failed Introduction 29-32-1-0-0
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Brown (R, state_lower WY-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ann Lucas (R, state_lower WY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bill Allemand (R, state_lower WY-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bob Ide (R, state_upper WY-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher Knapp (R, state_lower WY-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Clarence Styvar (R, state_lower WY-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dalton Banks (R, state_lower WY-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Dan Laursen (R, state_upper WY-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | J.R. Riggins (R, state_lower WY-59) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Jacob Wasserburger (R, state_lower WY-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Jeremy Haroldson (R, state_lower WY-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Joe Webb (R, state_lower WY-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Joel Guggenmos (R, state_lower WY-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | John Winter (R, state_lower WY-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Kevin Campbell (R, state_lower WY-62) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Laura Pearson (R, state_upper WY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Marlene Brady (R, state_lower WY-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Mike Schmid (R, state_lower WY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Nina Webber (R, state_lower WY-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Paul Hoeft (R, state_lower WY-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Pepper Ottman (R, state_lower WY-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Robert Wharff (R, state_lower WY-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Scott Heiner (R, state_lower WY-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Scott Smith (R, state_lower WY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Tim French (R, state_upper WY-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no