---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protection of lawful commerce in firearms."
description: "2023/Summaries/SF0116.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SF 116"
citation: "Wyoming SF 116 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dockstader"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-01-14T00:41:33+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-02T23:08:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75fa4eb5-52d6-4737-bd09-e9a56de23fdf"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/SF0116"
source_hash: "0e960334f16a11cb33d71d645ecdd89f129e95a2a6b8177661f4b40ff9e4a2a4"
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 SF 116 (2023) — Protection of lawful commerce in firearms.

2023/Summaries/SF0116.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/SF0116.pdf)
2. **Amendment SF0116H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Allred (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment SF0116H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Zwonitzer, Dv (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116H2002.pdf)
4. **Amendment SF0116H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Zwonitzer, Dv (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116H3001.pdf)
5. **Amendment SF0116HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Lawley (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116HW001.pdf)
6. **Amendment SF0116S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Scott (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116S2001.pdf)
7. **Amendment SF0116S2002 (2nd reading) - Senator Dockstader (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0116S2002.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Enroll/SF0116.pdf)

## Votes

- S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 — **29–2** (pass) · upper
- S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0 — **62–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dockstader — primary (person)
- Allred — cosponsor (person)
- Driskill — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02T23:08:46+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 141 `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T23:08:38+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0071 `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-28T03:03:35+00:00** H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0071
- **2023-02-27T21:19:18+00:00** S President Signed SEA No. 0071
- **2023-02-27T21:07:43+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0071
- **2023-02-27T17:40:18+00:00** S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
- **2023-02-24T20:29:41+00:00** S Received for Concurrence
- **2023-02-24T18:36:26+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 62-0-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T21:57:07+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:10:40+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-16T00:18:08+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2023-02-16T00:17:59+00:00** H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-09T18:13:33+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T23:51:38+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-26T17:50:39+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T17:46:31+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T23:35:23+00:00** S COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-20T18:29:42+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2023-01-20T18:29:29+00:00** S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16T18:39:06+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T16:50:51+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-14T00:41:33+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/75fa4eb5-52d6-4737-bd09-e9a56de23fdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).