Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB22: Recall of elected municipal officers.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT relating to cities and towns; establishing recall provisions for municipal elected officers as specified; repealing a duplicative provision; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to cities and towns; establishing recall provisions for municipal elected officers as specified; repealing a duplicative provision; and providing for an effective date.
From the engrossed text, February 18, 2026:
AN ACT relating to cities and towns; establishing recall provisions for municipal elected officers as specified; repealing a duplicative provision; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 15-11-107 is created to read: 15-11-107. Recall of officers. (a) Any municipal officer elected under this article may be removed at any time by the qualified electors through petition in the following manner: HB0022 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0066 ENGROSSED (i) The petition shall be signed by at least forty percent (40%) of all the registered electors who were entitled to vote for the officer sought to be removed at the officer's most recent election and demanding the removal of the person sought to be removed shall be filed with the city clerk. Each petition shall pertain to the recall of only one (1) elected official; (ii) The petition shall contain a general statement of the grounds for removal; (iii) The signatures to the petition need not all be appended to one (1) paper, but each signer shall add to his signature his place of residence, giving the street and number; (iv) One (1) of the signers of each paper shall make oath before a competent officer that the statements therein made are believed to be true, and that each …
Sponsors
- Bill Allemand (R, H58)
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Kevin Campbell (R, H62)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18) · primary sponsor
- Neiman, Chip (R, H01)
- Dan Laursen (R, S19)
- Pearson, Laura (R, S14)
Latest actions
- : S COW:Failed 10-20-1-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- : S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
- : S Received for Introduction
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H Placed on General File
- : H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
Votes
- S COW:Failed 10-20-1-0-0 (March 3, 2026): 10 yea, 20 nay, failed
- S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 27, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0 (February 18, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (February 12, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 61-0-1-0-0 (February 10, 2026): 61 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Recall of elected municipal officers.
Common questions
- What is HB22?
- HB22 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Recall of elected municipal officers.
- What does HB22 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to cities and towns; establishing recall provisions for municipal elected officers as specified; repealing a duplicative provision; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB22?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: S COW:Failed 10-20-1-0-0 (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB22?
- Scott Heiner (R, H18), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB22?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0022
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