SF0079

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0038 Bill No.: SF0079 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0038 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0035 Chapter No.: 68 Prime Sponsor: Crago Catch Title: District courts-change of venue. Has Report: No Subject: Authorizing the transfer of civil actions to a court that is a proper venue. Summary/Major Elements: This act provides that, for any civil action brought in an incorrect venue, the district court may order the action to be transferred to a court that would be a proper venue. For purposes of this act, an action timely filed in an incorrect venue that is transferred to a proper venue shall be deemed to be timely filed in the proper venue. The act authorizes the Wyoming Supreme Court to adopt rules governing the change-of-venue proceedings specified in this act. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.