---
type: "Bill"
title: "Wolf depredation compensation."
description: "2023/Summaries/HB0188.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 188"
citation: "Wyoming HB 188 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Winter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-18T18:03:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-27T23:06:02+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06db4647-1961-41f7-83bd-b52351ab3afb"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/HB0188"
source_hash: "3238457c4213a117b2e78b3372416d620fa8aa2f173d1439de175534e9ed04af"
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 188 (2023) — Wolf depredation compensation.

2023/Summaries/HB0188.pdf

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Introduced/HB0188.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0188HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/HB0188HS001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0188SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/HB0188SS001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Enroll/HB0188.pdf)

## Votes

- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-1 — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-4-0-0-0 — **58–4** (pass) · lower
- H Concur:Passed 57-3-2-0-0 — **57–3** (pass) · lower
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Winter — primary (person)
- Banks — cosponsor (person)
- Hicks — cosponsor (person)
- Sommers — cosponsor (person)
- Steinmetz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27T23:06:02+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 98 `became-law`
- **2023-02-27T23:05:53+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0065 `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-24T20:56:56+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0065
- **2023-02-24T18:48:08+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0065
- **2023-02-24T01:53:27+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0065
- **2023-02-24T00:09:07+00:00** H Concur:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
- **2023-02-22T20:33:41+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2023-02-22T18:41:19+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-0-0-1 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T17:17:47+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T17:39:05+00:00** S COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16T23:55:55+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2023-02-16T23:55:48+00:00** S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15T18:19:06+00:00** :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T18:03:00+00:00** S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09T19:10:24+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T16:20:50+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-08T19:02:26+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-4-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T18:58:21+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T23:47:59+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-03T17:42:30+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2023-02-03T17:42:21+00:00** H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-01T00:56:02+00:00** :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T00:55:57+00:00** H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-20T18:37:26+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T22:32:57+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-18T18:03:57+00:00** Bill Number Assigned `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06db4647-1961-41f7-83bd-b52351ab3afb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).