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HB0246 • 2025

Wyoming Wednesday.

AN ACT relating to legal time and holidays; designating Wyoming Wednesday as a state recognized commemorative day to be observed as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Styvar
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official bill text does not provide details about citizens wearing brown and gold, but it is implied by the context of celebrating Wyoming Wednesday.

Wyoming Wednesday

This law designates the second Wednesday of every month as 'Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day' to celebrate Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates the second Wednesday of each month as 'Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day'.
  • Requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation requesting proper observance of Wyoming Wednesday.

Who It Names or Affects

  • All residents of Wyoming
  • The Governor

Terms To Know

Proclamation
A formal announcement by the Governor asking people to observe a special day or event.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how widely this day will be observed by the public.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0246JC001

Conference Committee

H Adopted, S Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to designate the second Wednesday of every month as Wyoming Wednesday instead of all Wednesdays.

  • Changes 'every' Wednesday to the second Wednesday of each month.
  • Adds language specifying that this day is observed on the second Wednesday of every month.
HB0246HS001

Standing Committee • House Revenue Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the date for observing Wyoming Wednesday from August 1 to July 10.

  • Changes the designated date of Wyoming Wednesday from August 1 to July 10.
HB0246S2001

2nd reading • Senator Smith, D

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the specific date for Wyoming Wednesday to the second Wednesday in July each year.

  • Changes 'Wednesday' to 'the second Wednesday in July' where it appears in the bill text.
  • Removes references to general Wednesdays and replaces them with a specific date.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if the second Wednesday in July falls on an existing state holiday or other recognized day.
HB0246S2002

2nd reading • Senator Smith, D

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment changes the name of the commemorative day from 'Wyoming Wednesday' to 'Gold Wyoming Wednesday', and makes other related adjustments in the bill text.

  • Changes the catch title to include 'Gold' before 'Wyoming'.
  • Adds 'Gold' after 'Wyoming' at several places throughout the bill.
  • Removes references to 'Brown and Gold' or '- Brown and' where they appear.
  • The amendment text does not provide a clear explanation for why these changes are being made, which limits understanding of the full intent behind the modifications.
HB0246S2003

2nd reading • Senator McKeown

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds 'Meat Grinder Monday' as a new state recognized day in Wyoming, alongside 'Wyoming Wednesday', with specific guidelines for its observance.

  • Adds 'Meat Grinder Monday' to the list of state-recognized commemorative days.
  • Specifies that citizens can wear brown and gold on Mondays to recognize Meat Grinder Monday.
  • Requires the governor to issue a yearly proclamation before each Meat Grinder Monday, encouraging proper observance.
  • The amendment does not specify if there are any commercial or legal impacts of this new day beyond what is stated.
HB0246S3001

3rd reading • Senator McKeown

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes a previous version of an amendment that aimed to designate Wyoming Wednesday as a state recognized commemorative day.

  • Removes the McKeown second reading amendment (HB0246S2003/AE) entirely.
  • The exact content and purpose of the removed amendment are not provided, so details about what was being changed or added cannot be explained further.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-12 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 130

  2. 2025-03-12 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0078

  3. 2025-03-06 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0078

  4. 2025-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0078

  5. 2025-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0078

  6. 2025-03-03 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. 2025-02-28 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. 2025-02-28 House

    H Concur:Failed 17-40-5-0-0

  9. 2025-02-28 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  10. 2025-02-28 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-9-0-0-0

  11. 2025-02-27 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  12. 2025-02-26 Senate

    S COW:Passed 16-14-1-0-0

  13. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2025-02-25 Senate

    S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

  15. 2025-02-20 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation

  16. 2025-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2025-02-12 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0

  18. 2025-02-11 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2025-02-10 House

    H COW:Passed

  20. 2025-01-28 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2025-01-28 House

    H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

  22. 2025-01-24 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue

  23. 2025-01-20 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2025-01-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 25LSO-0602

Bill No.:

HB0246

Effective:

7/1/2025

LSO No.:

25LSO-0602

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0078

Chapter No.:

130

Prime Sponsor:

Styvar

Catch Title:

Wyoming Wednesday.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Designates Wyoming Wednesday as a commemorative day.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill designates the second Wednesday of every month as "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day".

The bill requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation requesting proper observance of "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day".

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.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
25LSO-0602

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
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HB0246

ENROLLED ACT NO. 78,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2025 General Session

AN ACT relating to legal time and holidays; designating Wyoming Wednesday as a state recognized commemorative day to be observed as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 8
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118 is created to read:

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Wyoming Wednesday.

(a)

In celebration of the state of Wyoming and in an effort to bring unity to the state's communities, the second Wednesday of every month shall be known as "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day". Wyoming citizens may wear brown and gold in recognition of Wyoming Wednesday.

(b)

The governor, not later than July 10, 2025, and not more than once each year thereafter in advance of a Wyoming Wednesday, shall issue a proclamation requesting proper observance of "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day" as outlined in subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

This section shall not affect commercial paper, the making or execution of written agreements or judicial proceedings, or authorize public schools, businesses or state and local government offices to close.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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