Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB66: Judicial deference-agencies.
Status: Failed, February 23, 2026
AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; amending the judicial review process of agency actions; amending standards of review of administrative actions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to administrative procedure; amending the judicial review process of agency actions; amending standards of review of administrative actions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
AN ACT relating to administrative procedure; amending the judicial review process of agency actions; amending standards of review of administrative actions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 16-3-114(b), (c)(intro) and by creating new subsections (d) and (e) and 30-2-213(b) are amended to read: 16-3-114. Judicial review of agency actions; district courts. HB0066 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0285 (b) The supreme court's authority to adopt rules governing review from agencies to the district courts shall include authority to determine the content of the record upon review, the pleadings to be filed, the time and manner for filing the pleadings, records and other documents and the extent to which supplemental testimony and evidence may be taken or considered by the district court. The rules adopted by the supreme court under this provision may supersede existing statutory provisions. (c) To the extent necessary to make a decision and when presented, the reviewing court shall decide all relevant questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory provisions, and determine the meaning or applicability of the terms of an agency action. In making the following determinations, the court shall review the whole record or those parts of it cited by a party. and due account shall be taken of the …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Dalton Banks (R, H26)
- Singh, Daniel (R, H61) · primary sponsor
- Dan Laursen (R, S19)
Latest actions
- : H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- : H Placed on General File
- : H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
- : H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 51-10-1-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 (February 13, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 51-10-1-0-0 (February 10, 2026): 51 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Judicial deference-agencies.
Common questions
- What is HB66?
- HB66 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Judicial deference-agencies.
- What does HB66 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to administrative procedure; amending the judicial review process of agency actions; amending standards of review of administrative actions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB66?
- Failed as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: H COW:H Did not consider for COW (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB66?
- Singh, Daniel (R, H61), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB66?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0066
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