Protection of parental rights-application.
HB 83 clarifies that Wyoming's parental rights protections apply to all legal proceedings involving parentage, neglect, termination of parental rights, child custody, or visitation. The bill specifically requires these protections to be considered in cases under Wyoming Statutes Title 14 (family law) or Title 20 (child welfare). It adds a new section to define this scope, ensuring consistent application across court and administrative decisions. The law took effect on July 1, 2022.
Bill status
died
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 12, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
36–21
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic7
100% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
N
Libertarian1
100% Yea
R
Republican49
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
S01 - Judiciary:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-1-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 59-0-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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