Why they voted this way
The lawmaker supports the bill to define hazing as a crime and require schools and organizations to notify students, aiming to prevent future adverse events.
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HB0152
Student Hazing Prevention Act
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM
In one sentence
The bill aims to prevent hazing by creating laws against it and requiring schools to inform students about these rules.
What it does
- Defines what hazing is, including actions that can harm a student's physical or mental health.
- Makes it illegal for someone to plan or take part in acts of hazing that result in injury.
- Sets penalties for those who break the hazing law, with more severe punishments if serious injuries occur.
- Requires schools and colleges to give students information about the new hazing laws.
Who it affects
- Students in high schools, community colleges, and universities
- School boards and governing bodies of educational institutions
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
- It does not specify how schools should enforce the rules against hazing.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Hazing
- Any conduct or method of initiation into any student organization that willfully or recklessly endangers the physical or mental health of a student.
- Institution
- A public or private high school, community college, or university.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 6, 3:47 PM
Jared Olsen
R · H11
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes the bill because it appears duplicative of existing statutes covering bodily injury and adds complexity regarding mental injury.
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Why they voted this way
The lawmaker opposes making this a legislative issue, preferring that schools and colleges handle hazing at the local level.
Public statementFloor statement at 3:23:54 Watch the statement
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
1 roll call
H Failed Introduction 21-35-4-0-02020-02-14 · House21 yes 35 no
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 35
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 4
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 21
Art WashutR · H36CLIFFORDCatherine R ConnollyH13Charles F PelkeyH45Charles J GrayH57Clark D StithH48DAYTON-SELMANDan R KirkbrideH04Dan ZwonitzerH43Jamie L FlitnerH26Jerry A ObermuellerH56Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60Joseph E MacGuireH35Mark S KinnerH29Sandy NewsomeH24Sara BurlingameH44Shelly DuncanH05William D HendersonH41William H Mr. HaleyH46
No 35
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08Carl R LoucksH59Clarence StyvarR · H12Clifford M JenningsH30Dan FurphyH14Danny EyreH19David E NorthrupH50David R MillerH55Donald E Burkhart JrH15Eric BarlowR · H03Evan J SimpsonH21Garry C PiiparinenH49Hans HuntH02James A RoscoeH22Jared OlsenR · H11John WinterR · H28LARSEN LLOYDLAURSEN DANLandon BrownR · H09Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Richard TassH40Robert A ClausenH06Roy H EdwardsH53Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Thomas J WaltersH38Tim SalazarR · H34Timothy P HallinanH32Tyler E LindholmH01William H PownallH52
Official activity
Bill history
- H Failed Introduction 21-35-4-0-0House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO