Matt Teeters
H05
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because certain offenses they consider violent are not classified as such under current definitions.
Public statementFloor statement at 22:18 Watch the statement
Wyoming2014Did Not Pass
HB0126
Restoration of rights after felony conviction
Last scannedOct 19, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This bill proposed changes to how people with felony convictions in Wyoming could regain their voting rights and other civil rights.
What it does
- Modifies the eligibility requirements for restoring rights lost due to a felony conviction.
- Specifies that the restoration of voting rights is a ministerial duty of the state board of parole if certain conditions are met.
- Allows fewer than three members of the state board of parole to make initial determinations of eligibility and restore voting rights.
- Repeals specific provisions regarding the procedure for restoration of rights and board authority.
- Sets an effective date of July 1, 2014, if the bill had passed.
Who it affects
- People in Wyoming who have been convicted of a felony.
- The Wyoming State Board of Parole.
- State agencies involved in issuing permits for firearms and concealed weapons.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass in the 2014 session, so these changes were not enacted into law.
- The official status indicates the bill failed introduction, meaning it did not move forward in that legislative session.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Restoration of rights
- The process of regaining rights, such as voting or holding office, that were lost after a felony conviction.
- Violent felony
- A serious crime involving violence, as defined by Wyoming law (W.S. 6-1-104(a)(xii)).
- Nonviolent felony
- A felony crime that is not classified as a violent felony under Wyoming law.
- Ministerial
- A task that an official must perform if specific legal requirements are met, without needing to exercise personal judgment or discretion.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 7, 12:32 PM
Voted No
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe criminals should face punishment without a path to later escape those consequences.
Public statementFloor statement at 22:37 Watch the statement
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because they believe it merely codifies existing case law without adding any new necessity.
Public statementFloor statement at 26:31 Watch the statement
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
1 roll call
H Failed Introduction 29-27-4-0-02014-02-13 · House29 yes 27 no
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 27
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 4
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 29
Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David H BlevinsH25Dn.Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John L FreemanH60Katherine K ColemanH30Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Lee FilerD · H12Mark H BakerH48Mary A ThroneH11Nicholas BRita CampbellH34Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Susan S WilsonH07Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
No 27
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46John C EklundH10John W PattonH29Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Norine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Samuel P KroneH24Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Troy R MaderH52
Official activity
Bill history
- H Failed IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO