---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ski Safety Act."
description: "AN ACT relating to skiing; imposing duties on skiers and ski area operators; providing for skier safety and liability as specified; establishing assumption of risk for skiers; removing skiing in ski areas from the listing of activities which constitute a sport or recreational opportunity under the Recreation Safety Act; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 32"
citation: "Wyoming HB 32 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-12-13T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee19a6a8-6fe0-4300-ac77-5541a93664ba"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0032.pdf"
source_hash: "19510e0423b3d8c6886e5b5f449c4b7d9e4174964debdc0defb7abf37145e4d9"
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 32 (2017) — Ski Safety Act.

AN ACT relating to skiing; imposing duties on skiers and ski area operators; providing for skier safety and liability as specified; establishing assumption of risk for skiers; removing skiing in ski areas from the listing of activities which constitute a sport or recreational opportunity under the Recreation Safety Act; 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/HB0032.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/HB0032.pdf)
3. **HEA0108** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/HB0032.pdf)

## Votes

- H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted HB0032JC001: 36-24-0-0-0 — **6–3** (fail) · legislature
- Concur:Failed 24-36-0-0-0 — **6–3** (fail) · legislature
- Adopted HB0032JC001: 23-7-0-0-0 — **6–3** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 40-19-1-0-0 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature
- S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **6–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-13T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 40-19-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Failed 24-36-0-0-0
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0032JC001: 36-24-0-0-0
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0032JC001: 23-7-0-0-0
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0108
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed HEA No. 0108
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed HEA No. 0108
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0108 `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/ee19a6a8-6fe0-4300-ac77-5541a93664ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).