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Wyoming committee advances bills to allow constitutional campus carry and lower permit age to 18
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to advance HB95, permitting constitutional concealed carry at public colleges and universities, and HB96, lowering the concealed-carry permit age to 18. Supporters cited reciprocity and constitutional rights; colleges urged training provisions for 18–20-year-olds.
The Wyoming House Appropriations Committee on Monday voted to advance two related bills expanding firearm carrying rights on higher-education campuses and lowering the state's permit age.
Representative Gerald Harrelson, the sponsor of both measures, told the committee HB95 "eliminates the requirement for a concealed carry permit and allows constitutional concealed carry on campus, for the community colleges and the University of Wyoming," with an effective date of July 1, 2026. He said HB96 replaces the statute's age of 21 with 18 for the permitting language.
Why it matters: Together the bills would allow Wyoming residents and out-of-state students who qualify under constitutional-carry law to carry concealed on public college property, and would remove the special permitting prerequisites…
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