Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB192: DUI penalties-refusal of a chemical test.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties for refusing chemical tests pursuant to a search warrant after an arrest for driving while under the influence; authorizing specified offenses to be used as evidence in a criminal case; requiring specified offenders to submit to substance use disorder assessments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties for refusing chemical tests pursuant to a search warrant after an arrest for driving while under the influence; authorizing specified offenses to be used as evidence in a criminal case; requiring specified offenders to submit to substance use disorder assessments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties for refusing chemical tests pursuant to a search warrant after an arrest for driving while under the influence; authorizing specified offenses to be used as evidence in a criminal case; requiring specified offenders to submit to substance use disorder assessments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 31-6-102 by creating new subsections (h) through (k), 31-6-108 by creating new subsections (q) through (s) and 31-7-307 by creating new subsections (o) through (q) are amended to read: HB0192 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0496 31-6-102. Test to determine alcoholic or controlled substance content of blood; suspension of license. (h) Any person who is arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence pursuant to W.S. 31-5-233 and who refuses to submit to a chemical test at the request of a peace officer after the issuance of a search warrant obtained under subsection (d) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by: (i) Imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both; and (ii) Notwithstanding any other law, a mandatory suspension of the person's driver's license for a period of not less than thirty (30) days and …
Sponsors
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Larsen, Lloyd (R, H54)
- Lawley, Martha (R, H27)
- Posey, Ivan (D, H33)
- Storer, Liz (D, H23) · primary sponsor
- Washut, Art (R, H36)
- Joseph Webb (R, H19)
- Williams
- Wylie, Cody (R, H39)
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16)
- Gierau, Mike (D, S17)
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: DUI penalties-refusal of a chemical test.
Common questions
- What is HB192?
- HB192 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): DUI penalties-refusal of a chemical test.
- What does HB192 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to motor vehicles; providing penalties for refusing chemical tests pursuant to a search warrant after an arrest for driving while under the influence; authorizing specified offenses to be used as evidence in a criminal case; requiring specified offenders to submit to substance use disorder assessments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of HB192?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB192?
- Storer, Liz (D, H23), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB192?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0192
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