---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limitations on delegates-constitution amendment conventions."
description: "AN ACT relating to a convention for proposing amendments to the United States constitution; specifying limitations on delegates to a United States constitution Article V convention; providing penalties for violation of oath; clarifying state convention refers to a state ratifying convention; modifying provisions relating to county conventions; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 50"
citation: "Wyoming HB 50 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Driskill", "Hicks", "Laursen", "Lindholm", "Peterson", "Winters"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-12-19T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0aa55668-bcd7-43e5-a6e1-f10152328145"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0050.pdf"
source_hash: "e709daa0676ecc769a73233873b2b8f485ba213c31db512fbd30a34e6a24b107"
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 50 (2017) — Limitations on delegates-constitution amendment conventions.

AN ACT relating to a convention for proposing amendments to the United States constitution; specifying limitations on delegates to a United States constitution Article V convention; providing penalties for violation of oath; clarifying state convention refers to a state ratifying convention; modifying provisions relating to county conventions; 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/HB0050.pdf)
2. **HEA0123** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/HB0050.pdf)

## Votes

- Concur:Failed 10-47-3-0-0 — **5–4** (fail) · legislature
- Did Not Adopt HB0050JC001: 28-28-4-0-0 — **5–4** (fail) · legislature
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0 — **5–4** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-0-0-0 — **5–4** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 33-26-1-0-0 — **5–4** (pass) · legislature
- S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–4** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted HB0050JC001: 34-26-0-0-0 — **5–4** (fail) · legislature
- Adopted HB0050JC001: 23-6-1-0-0 — **5–4** (fail) · legislature
- Rescind original vote pursuant to HR 12-11:34-26-0-0-0 — **5–4** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Driskill — primary (person)
- Hicks — primary (person)
- Laursen — primary (person)
- Lindholm — primary (person)
- Peterson — primary (person)
- Winters — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-19T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00** H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-4-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-19T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 33-26-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 21-9-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Failed 10-47-3-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Did Not Adopt HB0050JC001: 28-28-4-0-0 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Rescind original vote pursuant to HR 12-11:34-26-0-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0050JC001: 34-26-0-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted HB0050JC001: 23-6-1-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0123
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed HEA No. 0123
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed HEA No. 0123
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0123 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-14T06:00:00+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/0aa55668-bcd7-43e5-a6e1-f10152328145`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).