Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB133: Sanctuary cities, counties and state-prohibition.
Status: Chaptered, March 18, 2025
AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns, counties and the state; prohibiting the designation of sanctuary cities, towns, counties and the state; creating a new felony offense; providing penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns, counties and the state; prohibiting the designation of sanctuary cities, towns, counties and the state; creating a new felony offense; providing penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns, counties and the state; prohibiting the designation of sanctuary cities, towns, counties and the state; creating a new felony offense; providing penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 9‐25‐101 and 9‐25‐102 are created to read: CHAPTER 25 PROHIBITION ON IMMIGRATION SANCTUARIES 9‐25‐101. Definitions. (a) As used in this (ii) "Federal officials" or "federal law enforcement officers" means any person employed by the United States government or any agency or department thereof for the primary purpose of enforcing or regulating federal immigration laws and any peace officer as defined in W.S. 7‐2‐101(a)(iv) when the person or peace officer is acting within the scope of employment to enforce federal immigration laws; (iii) "Immigration status" means the legality or illegality of a person's presence in the United States as determined by federal law; (iv) "Immigration status information" means any information that is not confidential or privileged by law including any statement, document, computer generated data, recording or photograph that is relevant to immigration status or the identity or location of a person who is reasonably believed to be illegally residing within the United States or involved in international terrorism or domestic terrorism as defined in 18 U.S.C. …
Sponsors
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Gary Brown (R, H41)
- Lee Filer (R, H44)
- Rob Geringer (R, H42)
- Joel Guggenmos (R, H55) · primary sponsor
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Kelly, Tom (R, H30)
- Ann Lucas (R, H43)
- Singh, Daniel (R, H61)
- Scott Smith (R, H05)
- Clarence Styvar (R, H12)
- Joseph Webb (R, H19)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0076
- : Assigned Chapter Number 155
- : H Received for Concurrence
- : H Concur:Passed 56-6-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0076
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0076
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0076
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
Votes
- H04 - Education:Do Pass Failed 3-6-0-0-0 (March 5, 2025): 3 yea, 6 nay, failed
- H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (March 4, 2025): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 32-25-5-0-0 (February 3, 2025): 32 yea, 25 nay, passed
- H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (January 27, 2025): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Sanctuary cities, counties and state-prohibition.
Common questions
- What is HB133?
- HB133 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Sanctuary cities, counties and state-prohibition.
- What does HB133 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the implementation of immigration sanctuary policies by cities, towns, counties and the state; prohibiting the designation of sanctuary cities, towns, counties and the state; creating a new felony offense; providing penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB133?
- Chaptered as of March 18, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0076 (March 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB133?
- Joel Guggenmos (R, H55), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB133?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0133
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