---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting privacy in public spaces act."
description: "2025/Summaries/HB0072.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 72"
citation: "Wyoming HB 72 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawley"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 27
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-23T21:22:02+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-04T02:59:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d155892-772f-46bd-8dcf-3711a86452fe"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0072"
source_hash: "f1c13726412975227d949d7a783d609bb3f9ec1111aaa8b70f30198a5c6e1c15"
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 72 (2025) — Protecting privacy in public spaces act.

2025/Summaries/HB0072.pdf

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0072.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0072H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Lawley (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0072H2002 (2nd reading) - Representative Williams (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072H2002.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0072H2003 (2nd reading) - Representative Provenza (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072H2003.pdf)
5. **Amendment HB0072H2004 (2nd reading) - Representative Nicholas (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072H2004.pdf)
6. **Amendment HB0072H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Lawley (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072H3001.pdf)
7. **Amendment HB0072HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072HS001.pdf)
8. **Amendment HB0072HW001 (Committee of the Whole)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072HW001.pdf)
9. **Amendment HB0072JC001 (Conference Committee)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072JC001.pdf)
10. **Amendment HB0072S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Crago (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072S2001.pdf)
11. **Amendment HB0072S2002 (2nd reading) - Senator Laursen, D (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072S2002.pdf)
12. **Amendment HB0072S2003 (2nd reading) - Senator Crum (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072S2003.pdf)
13. **Amendment HB0072S3001 (3rd reading) - Senator Laursen, D (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072S3001.pdf)
14. **Amendment HB0072SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Judiciary Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Amends/HB0072SS001.pdf)
15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0072.pdf)

## Votes

- S COW:Passed 16-14-1-0-0 — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- H Concur:Passed 54-7-1-0-0 — **54–7** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0 — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- HB0072JC001: H Adopted : 56-5-1-0-0 — **56–5** (pass) · lower
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-2-0-0 — **52–8** (pass) · lower
- S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H Concur:Failed 2-57-3-0-0 — **2–57** (fail) · lower
- H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lawley — primary (person)
- Andrew — cosponsor (person)
- Angelos — cosponsor (person)
- Banks — cosponsor (person)
- Bratten — cosponsor (person)
- Brennan — cosponsor (person)
- Crago — cosponsor (person)
- Guggenmos — cosponsor (person)
- Haroldson — cosponsor (person)
- Heiner — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchings — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Larson, JT — cosponsor (person)
- Neiman — cosponsor (person)
- Olsen — cosponsor (person)
- Washut — cosponsor (person)
- Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Wylie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-04T02:59:56+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 94 `became-law`
- **2025-03-04T02:59:05+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0048 `executive-signature`
- **2025-02-28T02:59:27+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0048
- **2025-02-28T02:04:20+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0048
- **2025-02-27T22:49:28+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0048
- **2025-02-27T18:44:43+00:00** H Concur:Passed 54-7-1-0-0
- **2025-02-27T18:41:14+00:00** S Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2025-02-27T01:01:59+00:00** H Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2025-02-26T23:57:23+00:00** H Concur:Failed 2-57-3-0-0
- **2025-02-26T20:55:52+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2025-02-26T18:32:53+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T17:59:29+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T17:22:05+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- **2025-02-21T23:13:57+00:00** S COW:Passed 16-14-1-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-20T23:31:49+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2025-02-20T23:31:42+00:00** S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11T17:17:13+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07T23:08:33+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2025-02-07T16:51:21+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-2-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-06T17:28:21+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2025-02-05T16:21:58+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- **2025-02-04T22:51:00+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-24T23:03:25+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2025-01-24T23:03:14+00:00** H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-16T18:07:57+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-02T19:48:39+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2024-12-23T21:22:02+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/9d155892-772f-46bd-8dcf-3711a86452fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).