---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firearm possession-allow felons antique firearms."
description: "AN ACT relating to firearms; allowing those having previously pled guilty or been convicted of a felony to possess antique firearms; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 231"
citation: "Wyoming HB 231 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blackburn", "Case", "Hastert", "Hunt", "Lindholm", "Loucks"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dffc4867-17e8-427a-a6a9-fcb964021b17"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0231.pdf"
source_hash: "b30d0b37d486548bbc1168122d54f5144f2a5e165e33f94f411418120be767e1"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming HB 231 (2017) — Firearm possession-allow felons antique firearms.

AN ACT relating to firearms; allowing those having previously pled guilty or been convicted of a felony to possess antique firearms; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/HB0231.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/HB0231.pdf)
3. **HEA0120** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/HB0231.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopted HB0231JC002: 25-1-4-0-0 — **7–2** (fail) · legislature
- S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted HB0231JC002: 58-2-0-0-0 — **7–2** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- Concur:Failed 29-31-0-0-0 — **7–2** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0 — **7–2** (pass) · legislature
- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 — **7–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Blackburn — primary (person)
- Case — primary (person)
- Hastert — primary (person)
- Hunt — primary (person)
- Lindholm — primary (person)
- Loucks — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Failed 29-31-0-0-0
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** JCC Requested a New Committee to be Appointed
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0231JC002: 58-2-0-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0231JC002: 25-1-4-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0120
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed HEA No. 0120
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed HEA No. 0120
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0120 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dffc4867-17e8-427a-a6a9-fcb964021b17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).