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HB0083 • 2026

Legislative subpoena-penalty.

AN ACT relating to the legislature; revising the penalty for failure to comply with a legislative subpoena; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Mgt Audit
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore the effective date is not applicable.

Legislative Subpoena Penalty Act

The bill proposes to increase the penalty for failing to comply with a legislative subpoena in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the fine for failing to comply with a legislative subpoena from $750 to $1,000.
  • Increases the jail time for non-compliance from six months to one year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who receive a legislative subpoena in Wyoming and do not follow it will face higher penalties if the bill becomes law.

Terms To Know

Subpoena
A legal document that orders someone to appear before a court or legislature to give testimony or produce documents.
Penalty
The punishment for breaking a law or rule, such as fines or jail time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill did not pass in the most recent session.
  • It only affects people who do not follow legislative subpoenas after July 1, 2026, if it were to become law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Failed by Roll Call 11-20-0-0-0

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Failed 15-16-0-0-0

  3. 2026-03-04 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  4. 2026-03-03 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  6. 2026-02-27 Senate

    S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

  7. 2026-02-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary

  8. 2026-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  9. 2026-02-21 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0

  10. 2026-02-20 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  11. 2026-02-19 House

    H COW:Passed

  12. 2026-02-11 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2026-02-11 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  14. 2026-02-09 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 57-5-0-0-0

  15. 2026-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2026-02-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0248
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0248
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0083

Legislative subpoena-penalty.

Sponsored by: Management Audit Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the legislature; revising the penalty for failure to comply with a legislative subpoena; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 28
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1
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110(c) is amended to read:

28
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1
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110.

Failure to appear; refusal to testify or produce documents; disturbances.

(c)

Any person who violates this section, upon conviction, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, may be punished by a fine of not more than
one hundred dollars ($100.00) and
seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00),
imprisonment in county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months
, or both
.

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2026
.

(END)

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