HB 27 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Visitation rights.

Wyoming's HB 27 establishes mandatory visitation rights for patients in healthcare facilities who stay more than five consecutive days. The bill requires facilities to allow unrestricted visitation and lets patients or their representatives choose visitors or limit access. It directly affects patients receiving extended care and healthcare facilities statewide. The law takes effect July 1, 2022, and prohibits facilities from imposing visitation restrictions under this provision.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2022 Last action Mar 9, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2022

How they voted

3819
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Mar 1, 2022
D Democratic7
7 Nay
100% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
N Libertarian1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican49
37 Yea 11 Nay 1
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-20-1-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 42-17-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors