HB 157 — AN ACT relating to parental rights; providing a civil cause of action for infringement of parental rights; creating an exception to governmental immunity; waiving governmental claims notice requirements; and providing for an effective date.
WY 2026 session · introduced 2026-03-04
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0
Sponsors (16)
- Darin McCann (R, WY-48) — sponsor · 2026-03-04
- Joel Guggenmos (R, WY-55) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, WY-4) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- J.T. Larson (R, WY-17) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Jayme Lien (R, WY-38) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Tony Locke (R, WY-35) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Ann Lucas (R, WY-43) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Pepper Ottman (R, WY-34) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Mike Schmid (R, WY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Tomi Strock (R, WY-6) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Joe Webb (R, WY-19) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Cody Wylie (R, WY-39) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Evie Brennan (R, WY-31) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Lynn Hutchings (R, WY-5) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Marlene Brady (R, WY-60) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
- Laura Pearson (R, WY-14) — cosponsor · 2026-03-04
Action timeline (14)
- · LSO — Bill Number Assigned
- · house · House — H Received for Introduction
- · house · House — H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 51-10-1-0-0
- · house · House — H COW:Passed
- · house · House — H Placed on General File
- · house · House — H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
- · house · House — H 2nd Reading:Passed
- · house · House — H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0
- · senate · Senate — S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
- · senate · Senate — S Received for Introduction
- · senate · Senate — S Placed on General File
- · senate · Senate — S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- · senate · Senate — S COW:S Did not consider for COW
- · senate · Senate — S Motion to Suspend Rules to Resolve into COW & Place at the Top of GF Failed 12-19-0-0-0
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House Committee on Education | — | wy-leg | |
| — | → | Senate Committee on Judiciary | — | wy-leg |
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 | Darin McCann (R, state_lower WY-48) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ann Lucas (R, state_lower WY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cody Wylie (R, state_lower WY-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Evie Brennan (R, state_upper WY-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | J.T. Larson (R, state_lower WY-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jayme Lien (R, state_lower WY-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jeremy Haroldson (R, state_lower WY-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Joe Webb (R, state_lower WY-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Joel Guggenmos (R, state_lower WY-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Laura Pearson (R, state_upper WY-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Lynn Hutchings (R, state_upper WY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Marlene Brady (R, state_lower WY-60) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Mike Schmid (R, state_lower WY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Pepper Ottman (R, state_lower WY-34) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Tomi Strock (R, state_lower WY-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Tony Locke (R, state_lower WY-35) | 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
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- 2026-05-25 · was referred to House Committee on Education · wy-leg
- 2026-05-25 · was referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary · wy-leg