HB 289 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Certificate of need repeal-3.

HB 289 removes restrictions on bed expansions for hospitals and nursing care facilities in Wyoming. It repeals existing limits that previously required state approval before adding beds, instead requiring health department reviews only for safety and health compliance. The bill mandates that the Department of Health report to lawmakers by September 2029 on how the changes affect facility construction and operations. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2025

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits · Mar 4, 2025

MODERATE

This bill repeals previous restrictions on bed expansion in nursing care facilities and hospitals, allowing the Department of Health to approve construction changes for health and life safety compliance only. The bill also adds a requirement to report on construction status by September 1, 2029, and sets an effective date of July 1, 2026.

Scope change

The bill removes bed expansion limitations that previously required legislative approval, shifting oversight to health and life safety compliance determinations by the Department of Health.

REQUIREMENT

Repealed bed expansion limitations for nursing care facilities and hospitals that previously required legislative approval for new beds.

Added requirement that the Department of Health report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on construction status and facility impacts by September 1, 2029.

ENFORCEMENT

Modified the Department of Health's authority to approve facility alterations, limiting approval to health care and life safety compliance determinations only.

TIMELINE

Set effective date of July 1, 2026, and established a September 1, 2029 reporting deadline.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

24–5

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 31

Feb 27, 2025

D Democratic2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

R Republican29

23 Yea 4 Nay 2

79% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed HEA No. 0049

legislature

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-2-0-0

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

upper

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

lower

1 primary · 9 co-sponsors