Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB31: School safety and security.
Status: Failed, February 28, 2025
AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marshal; providing confidentiality requirements; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marshal; providing confidentiality requirements; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marshal; providing confidentiality requirements; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 21‐3‐137 is created to read: 21‐3‐137. School safety and security policies. (a) Each school district board of trustees shall adopt safety and security policies, including threat assessment procedures. Not later than school year 2026-2027, all door securement devices utilized in any public school building shall be from the list of approved door securement devices published by the state fire marshal pursuant to W.S. 35-9-107(d). (b) The superintendent of each school district shall implement the safety and security policies adopted under subsection (a) of this section. (c) A school district's safety and security policies and drafts of the policies shall be confidential and shall not be deemed a public record available for public inspection under the Public Records Act. Each school district board of trustees may develop, discuss and review safety and security policies under this section in executive session not open to the public under W.S. 16‐4‐405(a)(ix) and (xii). Section 2. W.S. 21‐3‐110(a) by creating a new paragraph (xliv) and 35‐9‐107 by creating a new subsection (d) are amended to read: 21‐3‐110. Duties of boards of trustees. (a) The board of trustees in each school district …
Sponsors
- Bratten, Laurie (R, H51)
- Brown, Landon (R, H09)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Johnson, Steve (R, H08)
- Kelly, Tom (R, H30)
- Ken Pendergraft (R, H29) · primary sponsor
- Joseph Webb (R, H19)
- Chris Rothfuss (D, S09)
Latest actions
- : S COW:S Did not consider for COW
- : S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
- : S Received for Introduction
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-0-6-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- : H Placed on General File
Votes
- H01 - Judiciary:Do Pass Failed 4-5-0-0-0 (February 26, 2025): 4 yea, 5 nay, failed
- H Concur:Failed 13-47-2-0-0 (February 3, 2025): 13 yea, 47 nay, failed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (January 28, 2025): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: School safety and security.
Common questions
- What is HB31?
- HB31 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): School safety and security.
- What does HB31 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marshal; providing confidentiality requirements; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB31?
- Failed as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: S COW:S Did not consider for COW (February 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB31?
- Ken Pendergraft (R, H29), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB31?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0031
Source: official Wyoming record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.