2025 Regular SessionWyoming Legislature

HB0223: Preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation.

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; providing immunity from lawsuits based on the constitutional rights of freedom of petition, expression or speech; specifying procedures and limitations for lawsuits based on public participation; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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Bill History

1/16/2025
Bill Number Assigned
1/17/2025
Received for Introduction
House of Representatives
1/20/2025
Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
Placed on General File
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
COW:Passed
House of Representatives
2/11/2025
2nd Reading:Passed
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
3rd Reading:Passed 49-9-2-0-2
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Received for Introduction
Senate
2/18/2025
Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
Senate
2/28/2025
No report prior to CoW Cutoff
Senate
3/3/2025
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment HB0223H3001

Representative Nicholas

2/12/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment HB0223H2003

Representative Lawley

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment HB0223H2004

Representative Lawley

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment HB0223H2001

Representative Chestek

2/10/2025Not Adopted

House Floor Amendment HB0223H2002

Representative Chestek

2/10/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment HB0223HS001

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivis

2/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

3rd Reading:Passed 49-9-2-0-2
2/12/2025
49
Yea
9
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/7/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/12/202534.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/16/202533.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/16/20255.4 KB