Why they voted this way
The speaker states that meaningful enforcement through increased penalties is necessary to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
Public statementFloor statement at 28:06 Watch the statement
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HB0096
Wyoming OSHA Penalty Increases
Last scannedOct 18, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This bill proposed raising the fines for employers who break workplace safety rules in Wyoming.
What it does
- Increases the minimum and maximum fines for willful safety violations to between $5,000 and $70,000.
- Raises fines to between $25,000 and $125,000 if a willful violation causes an employee's death.
- Sets a maximum fine of $7,000 for serious safety violations.
- Increases fines to between $10,000 and $25,000 if a serious violation causes an employee's death.
- Allows fines of up to $7,000 per day for failing to fix a violation after a notice is issued.
- Sets a lower minimum fine for small employers with 25 or fewer employees in cases involving death.
Who it affects
- Employers in Wyoming who are subject to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Commission, which assesses these penalties.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and did not become law.
- The text is a working draft, so final numbers might have changed if it had moved forward.
- The bill does not explain how the commission decides when a lesser penalty is allowed.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Willful violation
- A safety rule broken on purpose or with knowledge that it was being broken.
- Civil penalty
- A fine paid to the government for breaking a law or rule.
- Notice of violation
- An official document telling an employer they broke a safety rule.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 7, 5:16 PM
Why they voted this way
The speaker opposes the bill because it does not specify where the revenue generated from the fines will be deposited or who benefits financially.
Public statementFloor statement at 28:53 Watch the statement
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
1 roll call
H Failed Introduction 30-28-2-0-02012-02-17 · House30 yes 28 no
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 28
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 30
Bernadine CraftH17Bryan K PedersenH07Catherine R ConnollyH13Clarence J VranishH49Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Jonathan A BottenH30Joseph M BarbutoH48Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Stanley L BlakeH39Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33
No 28
Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Carl R LoucksH59David R MillerH55Del McOmieH54Dv.Edward BuchananH04Frank D PeasleyH03Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02John C EklundH10Kathleen DavisonH20Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Robert A BrechtelH38Robert M McKimH21Samuel P KroneH24Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Tom Lubnau IIH31
Excused 2
Official activity
Bill history
- H Failed IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO