HB0177 • 2026

Judicial nominating commission-senate confirmation.

AN ACT relating to the judicial nominating commission; requiring senate confirmation for appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Wylie
Last action: 2026-02-13
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide additional details about the impact on existing terms or specific numbers of affected members.

Senate Confirmation for Judicial Nominating Commission Members

The bill requires senate confirmation for appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission and specifies when this requirement applies.

What This Bill Does

Requires senate confirmation for appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission.
Specifies that the new requirement starts for members whose terms begin on or after July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

The governor
Senate
Judicial nominating commission members

Terms To Know

judicial nominating commission: A group that helps choose judges for the state's courts.
senate confirmation: The process where the senate approves or rejects a governor’s appointment of someone to an important position.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify what happens if the senate does not confirm an appointed member.
It is unclear how many members will be affected by this change since it only applies to future appointments starting July 1, 2026.
The bill did not pass in its current session.

Bill History

2026-02-13 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2026-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-11 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0499
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0499
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0177

Judicial nominating commission-senate confirmation.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Wylie and Neiman and Senator(s) Biteman, Hicks and Salazar

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the judicial nominating commission; requiring senate confirmation for appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission; specifying applicability; 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. 5
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102(a) is amended to read:

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Terms of judicial nominating commission members; expenses; removal.

(a)

The terms of the elected and appointed voting members of the judicial nominating commission created by Article 5, Section 4, Wyoming Constitution, shall be four (4) years except the initial term for one (1) attorney and one (1) elector shall be two (2) years and the initial term for one (1) attorney and one (1) elector shall be three (3) years. The members of the Wyoming state bar initially elected to the commission shall draw lots to determine the term each shall serve. The governor shall designate whether the length of the term of electors he initially appoints to the commission shall be two (2), three (3) or four (4) years.
Appointments made by the governor of voting members to the commission shall require senate confirmation in accordance with W.S. 28
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The governor may remove any member he appoints as provided in W.S. 9
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Section 2.

This act shall apply to judicial nominating commission members whose terms commence on or after July 1, 2026.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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