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type: "Bill"
title: "Homeless minors."
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 159"
citation: "Wyoming HB 159 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boner", "Freeman", "Zwonitzer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd73dfc2-c89b-41db-b41d-deabd55d5757"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/HB0159.pdf"
source_hash: "fbaf80efb051225794492f833ed8ba1ccaee30507b843d2be470ff99c92d48ea"
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 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](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/HB0159.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/HB0159.pdf)
3. **HEA0109** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/HB0159.pdf)
## Votes
- S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 — **90** (pass) · legislature
- Concur:Failed 29-31-0-0-0 — **90** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 35-25-0-0-0 — **90** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Bill reconsideration motion passed 37-23-0-0- — **90** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0 — **90** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted HB0159JC001: 43-17-0-0-0 — **90** (fail) · legislature
- H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **90** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Failed 30-30-0-0-0 — **90** (fail) · legislature
- Adopted HB0159JC001: 28-1-1-0-0 — **90** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd73dfc2-c89b-41db-b41d-deabd55d5757`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).