---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Indian Child Welfare Act Task Force."
description: "2023/Summaries/HB0019.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 19"
citation: "Wyoming HB 19 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2022-12-05T22:35:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-18T17:38:22+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bc743dca-966e-4264-a239-9e3b5a13f258"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/HB0019"
source_hash: "2ff0e4032e4174ecf35e96d34590aac807aee5094a12bf0b7e6fd7612fceaf37"
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 19 (2023) — State Indian Child Welfare Act Task Force.

2023/Summaries/HB0019.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/HB0019.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0019H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Ottman (Withdrawn)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/HB0019H3001.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Enroll/HB0019.pdf)

## Votes

- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 19-12-0-0-0 — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-14-0-0-0 — **48–14** (pass) · lower
- H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 — **8–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tribal Relations — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-18T17:38:22+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 41 `became-law`
- **2023-02-18T17:37:09+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0019 `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-15T21:15:55+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0019
- **2023-02-15T00:15:36+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0019
- **2023-02-14T19:47:45+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0019
- **2023-02-14T18:05:39+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 19-12-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T18:34:28+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2023-02-09T17:16:10+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T21:37:06+00:00** S COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07T21:23:34+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2023-02-07T21:23:27+00:00** S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06T18:25:17+00:00** :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T17:57:22+00:00** S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-02T21:15:21+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T20:39:40+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-02-02T18:19:37+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-14-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T17:34:57+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T00:09:32+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-19T17:35:00+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2023-01-19T17:34:49+00:00** H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-12T17:52:19+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T18:08:03+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2022-12-05T22:35:15+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/bc743dca-966e-4264-a239-9e3b5a13f258`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).