Why they voted this way
The lawmaker argues against adding a large review team because they believe current systems already handle necessary cases effectively.
Public statementFloor statement at 1:01:33 Watch the statement
Wyoming2009Did Not Pass
HB0157
Wyoming Child Fatality and Major Injury Review Bill
Last scannedOct 18, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This bill proposes creating a state team within the attorney general's office to review cases of preventable child deaths and major injuries to help prevent future harm.
What it does
- Creates a state review team within the attorney general's office.
- Requires local teams to review all cases of preventable child deaths and major injuries.
- Makes review proceedings confidential.
- Provides protection for review team members and their findings.
- Requires the state team to submit an annual written report to the governor and specific legislative committees by October 1 of each year.
Who it affects
- State agencies such as the department of family services, department of health, and the state superintendent of public instruction.
- Local law enforcement, health departments, and school districts.
- Medical providers, mental health professionals, and legal representatives.
- Families of children who have died or suffered major injuries.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was indefinitely postponed in 2009.
- The provided text is a working draft and may contain changes not in the final version.
- Specific rules for local teams are not fully detailed in the provided excerpt.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Major injury
- Sexual abuse or bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death, severe disfigurement, loss of function, second or third degree burns, bone fractures, subdural hematoma, or substantial malnutrition, which appears possibly caused by trauma, suspicious circumstances, or abuse/neglect.
- Preventable death
- A death that reasonable medical, social, legal, psychological, or educational intervention may have prevented, including unexpected deaths.
- State team
- The state child fatality and major injury review team created within the attorney general's office.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 8, 2:13 AM
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill to protect children by expanding data collection beyond substantiated cases of abuse, clarifying that the review will not reinvestigate individuals but rather gather existing public records.
Public statementFloor statement at 1:12:33 Watch the statement
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed 25-35-0-0-02009-02-02 · House25 yes 35 no
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 35
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 25
Bernadine CraftH17Debbie HammonsH27George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44Joseph M BarbutoH48Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Michael A GilmoreH59Pete JorgensenH16Richard L CannadyH06Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Timothy P HallinanH32William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33
No 35
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bill ThompsonH60Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Del McOmieH54Dn.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank D PeasleyH03Frank PhilpH34John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Zwonitzer
H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-02009-01-27 · House6 yes 3 no
Official activity
Bill history
- H Failed CoW; Indef PostponedHouse
- H Amendments AdoptedHouse
- Amendment AdoptedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H10 Recommended Amend and Do PassHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H10House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO
Changes
Amendments
1 stored
Adopted Standing Committee by H10