Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB173: Juvenile discipline-parental obligations.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to parental liability; creating and amending provisions related to parental liability as specified; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to parental liability; creating and amending provisions related to parental liability as specified; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
AN ACT relating to parental liability; creating and amending provisions related to parental liability as specified; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 14-2-203(a), 14-3-438, 14-6-242, 14-6-244(b) and (d), 14-6-438, 21-4-105 and 21-4-314(b)(ix), (x) and by creating a new paragraph (xi) are amended to read: 14-2-203. Parental tort liability for property damage of certain minors; exception; action cumulative. HB0173 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0345 (a) Any property owner, including a public school district in the state, is entitled to recover damages from the parents of any minor under the age of seventeen (17) years and over the age of ten (10) years who maliciously and willfully damages or destroys his the owner's property. The recovery is limited to the actual damages in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in addition to taxable court costs. This section does shall not apply to parents whose parental custody and control of the child had been terminated by court order prior to the destructive act. 14-3-438. Liability for contempt; penalties. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the court upon its own motion or upon the motion of the district or county attorney, or guardian ad litem, may find that the child's parent, parents, or …
Sponsors
- Joel Guggenmos (R, H55)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53)
- Larsen, Lloyd (R, H54)
- Pepper Ottman (R, H34)
- John Winter (R, H28) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Juvenile discipline-parental obligations.
Common questions
- What is HB173?
- HB173 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Juvenile discipline-parental obligations.
- What does HB173 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to parental liability; creating and amending provisions related to parental liability as specified; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB173?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB173?
- John Winter (R, H28), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB173?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0173
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