republic-os/legislation/us/states/wy/2017/hb-159.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Homeless minors.	AN ACT relating to children; authorizing a minor who is unemancipated and homeless to obtain birth certificates and enter into binding contracts as specified; requiring affidavits; providing that contracts are binding if accepted in good faith reliance on affidavits; specifying that the fact a minor is homeless is not sufficient basis for reporting abuse or neglect; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.	us/states/wy	Wyoming Legislature	2017	HB 159	Wyoming HB 159 (2017)	bill		enacted	Boner Freeman Zwonitzer	3	28	9	2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00	2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/bd73dfc2-c89b-41db-b41d-deabd55d5757	http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0159.pdf	fbaf80efb051225794492f833ed8ba1ccaee30507b843d2be470ff99c92d48ea	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wy

Wyoming HB 159 (2017) — Homeless minors.

AN ACT relating to children; authorizing a minor who is unemancipated and homeless to obtain birth certificates and enter into binding contracts as specified; requiring affidavits; providing that contracts are binding if accepted in good faith reliance on affidavits; specifying that the fact a minor is homeless is not sufficient basis for reporting abuse or neglect; specifying applicability; 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
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. HEA0109 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• Concur:Failed 29-31-0-0-0 — 9–0 (fail) · legislature
• 3rd Reading:Passed 35-25-0-0-0 — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3rd Reading:Bill reconsideration motion passed 37-23-0-0- — 9–0 (fail) · legislature
• 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0 — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• Adopted HB0159JC001: 43-17-0-0-0 — 9–0 (fail) · legislature
• H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — 9–0 (pass) · legislature
• 3rd Reading:Failed 30-30-0-0-0 — 9–0 (fail) · legislature
• Adopted HB0159JC001: 28-1-1-0-0 — 9–0 (fail) · legislature

Sponsors

• Boner — primary (person)
• Freeman — primary (person)
• Zwonitzer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00 Bill Number Assigned
• 2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00 Received for Introduction
• 2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00 H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00 Placed on General File
• 2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00 COW:Passed
• 2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00 2nd Reading:Passed reading-2
• 2017-01-30T07:00:00+00:00 3rd Reading:Failed 30-30-0-0-0
• 2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00 3rd Reading:Bill reconsideration motion passed 37-23-0-0-
• 2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00 3rd Reading:Passed 35-25-0-0-0 reading-3, passage
• 2017-02-01T07:00:00+00:00 Received for Introduction
• 2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00 Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations introduction, referral-committee
• 2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00 S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 committee-passage-favorable
• 2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00 Placed on General File
• 2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00 COW:Passed
• 2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00 2nd Reading:Passed reading-2
• 2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0 reading-3, passage
• 2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00 Received for Concurrence
• 2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00 Concur:Failed 29-31-0-0-0
• 2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00 Appointed JCC01 Members
• 2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00 Appointed JCC01 Members
• 2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00 Adopted HB0159JC001: 43-17-0-0-0
• 2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00 Adopted HB0159JC001: 28-1-1-0-0
• 2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00 Assigned Number HEA No. 0109
• 2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00 Speaker Signed HEA No. 0109
• 2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00 President Signed HEA No. 0109
• 2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00 Governor Signed HEA No. 0109 executive-signature
• 2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00 Assigned Chapter Number

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bd73dfc2-c89b-41db-b41d-deabd55d5757. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).