SF 196 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Second Amendment Protection Act amendments.

This Wyoming bill (SF 196) prohibits state and local government entities from using state funds to enforce federal gun regulations that conflict with the Second Amendment. It specifically bans using Wyoming state or federal funds (originating in Wyoming) to support federal enforcement of firearm laws regarding "law-abiding citizens." Violating this prohibition subjects agencies to civil penalties of $50,000 per violation and allows affected citizens to sue for damages. The bill creates new legal protections for Wyoming residents against enforcement of federal gun laws that infringe on Second Amendment rights, while allowing limited exceptions for federal cooperation in specific criminal investigations.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Vetoed Mar 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 7 edits · Mar 5, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act with substantive changes to penalties and exemptions. The most significant change is the addition of a new subsection (d) that imposes civil penalties on agencies employing former federal officials who knowingly enforce federal firearm regulations after July 1, 2025. Additionally, new exemptions were added allowing material aid to federal officers in specific interstate criminal cases and federal prosecutions involving controlled substances.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include 'criminal penalty' in the summary description, and new subsections were added to create specific exemptions and penalties related to former federal employees.
ENFORCEMENT

New subsection (d) creates a civil penalty of $50,000 for agencies employing former federal officials who knowingly enforce federal firearm regulations on or after July 1, 2025.

EXEMPTIONS

New subsection (e)(i) exempts providing material aid to federal officers when pursuing suspects with a criminal nexus to another state or country who are not Wyoming citizens or not present in Wyoming.

New subsection (e)(ii) exempts providing material aid to federal prosecutors for felony violations involving controlled substances or weapons violations that are ancillary to such prosecutions.

DEFINITION

Section 1-39-103(a)(ix) was modified to expand the definition of 'this act' to include W.S. 1-39-124, which was newly created.

REQUIREMENT

Section 1-39-104(a) was modified to update the list of immunity provisions to include the newly created W.S. 1-39-124.

New subsection (c)(ii) was added to explicitly state that sovereign immunity is not an affirmative defense in actions brought to enforce this act.

TECHNICAL

The bill text was converted from introduced draft format to enrolled act format, including updated headers and page numbering.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2025 · House Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

291
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 10, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 1 Nay 1
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2025
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0082
legislature
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-2-0-0
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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