Wyoming2024Did Not Pass
HB0160
Protect Firearms Rights Act
Last scannedOct 9, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
The bill aims to protect gun rights by prohibiting the implementation or enforcement of extreme risk protection orders and preempting local laws that conflict with this act.
What it does
- Creates a law called the Protect Firearms Rights Act.
- Prohibits anyone in Wyoming from implementing or enforcing extreme risk protection orders, which restrict someone's access to firearms if they are seen as dangerous.
- Preempts any local laws that conflict with this new state law about gun rights.
Who it affects
- People in Wyoming who might be subject to an extreme risk protection order.
- Local governments and courts in Wyoming.
- State officials and agencies in Wyoming.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
- It would have taken effect on July 1, 2024, but since it did not pass, this date is no longer relevant.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Extreme Risk Protection Order
- An order from a court that restricts someone's access to firearms if they are seen as dangerous to themselves or others, but does not include orders for protection or involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.
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Bill history
- H Did not Consider for IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO