HB 159 — AN ACT relating to education; specifying protections for speech and expression by students at public schools; specifying activities in which students may engage at schools; specifying remedies; authorizing a cause of action; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; and providing for an effective date.
WY 2026 session · introduced 2026-03-03
Latest action: 2026-03-03 — S COW:S Did not consider for COW
Sponsors (8)
- Jayme Lien (R, WY-38) — sponsor · 2026-03-03
- Ann Lucas (R, WY-43) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Darin McCann (R, WY-48) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Chip Neiman (R, WY-1) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Mike Yin (D, WY-16) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Lynn Hutchings (R, WY-5) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Christopher Knapp (R, WY-53) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
- Cheri Steinmetz (R, WY-3) — cosponsor · 2026-03-03
Action timeline (15)
- · LSO — Bill Number Assigned
- · house · House — H Received for Introduction
- · house · House — H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 46-15-1-0-0
- · house · House — H COW:Passed
- · house · House — H Placed on General File
- · house · House — H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
- · house · House — H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- · house · House — H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- · house · House — H 2nd Reading:Passed
- · senate · Senate — S Received for Introduction
- · house · House — H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-7-3-0-0
- · senate · Senate — S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
- · senate · Senate — S Placed on General File
- · senate · Senate — S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- · senate · Senate — S COW:S Did not consider for COW
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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 Education | — | 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 | Jayme Lien (R, state_lower WY-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Ann Lucas (R, state_lower WY-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cheri Steinmetz (R, state_upper WY-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chip Neiman (R, state_lower WY-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher Knapp (R, state_lower WY-53) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Darin McCann (R, state_lower WY-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lynn Hutchings (R, state_upper WY-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mike Yin (D, state_lower WY-16) | 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
Timeline
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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 Education · wy-leg