Wyoming House signs restriction on abortion procedures and approves multiple enrolled acts

The Wyoming House of Representatives on March 6, 2026, signed House Enrolled Act number 29 (original House Bill 126), described on the floor as an act "relating to public health and safety" that prohibits "procedures that terminate the life of a child with a detectable heartbeat" while specifying exceptions and penalties. The presiding officer read the enrolled act and stated, "I am about to sign enrolled act number 29 having been original house bill 126. I have so signed." The signing took place as members carried out an extended reading of enrolled acts.

Why it matters: House Enrolled Act 29 changes the statutory framework the Legislature will send to the governor for enactment, and its provisions on exceptions and penalties were read into the record during the signing sequence that also included several Senate enrolled acts.

What the House signed and read: After signing Enrolled Act 29, the House proceeded to read and sign multiple Senate enrolled acts that were presented in rapid succession. Those included Senate Enrolled Act 61 (original Senate file 113) on elections and county hand counts, Senate Enrolled Act 62 (original Senate file 84) establishing a voluntary Colorado River basin water conservation program, Senate Enrolled Act 63 (original Senate file 99) on property conveyances and easements, Senate Enrolled Act 64 (original Senate file 101) amending the Second Amendment Protection Act, Senate Enrolled Act 65 (original Senate file 121) amending pharmacy practice provisions, and Senate Enrolled Act 66 (original Senate file 28) on voting-machine testing procedures. On the floor the reading clerk prefaced and read each enrolled act and the presiding officer signed them in turn.

Votes at a glance: The House subsequently considered and voted to concur with Senate amendments on several House bills. Notable concurrence actions on March 6 included: - House Bill 43 (anti-money-laundering technical changes): motion to concur adopted (recorded role call on the floor). - House Bill 80 (identification card renewals for care facility residents): motion to concur adopted. - House Bill 102 (cleanup to developer language): motion to concur adopted. - House Bill 120 (Energy Product Reclassification and Sovereignty Act): motion to concur adopted after sponsors said the Senate made technical corrections and speed-up changes. - House Bill 145 (EV level-3 charger fee/refund adjustments): motion to concur adopted; sponsors described removing a proposed refund program and lowering registration fees for in-state EV drivers as a compromise.

What lawmakers said: Lawmakers on the floor framed the enrolled-act signings as routine legislative processing of enacted bills. Representative Heiner and others explained the substance of specific concurrence requests; Representative Yin described the compromise on HB145 as a way to reduce administrative burden and adjust registration fees for EV drivers. During the reading and signing, the presiding officer repeatedly read the enrolled act titles and declared "I have so signed."

Next steps and context: Signed enrolled acts will be transmitted according to the Legislature's process for enactment; concurrence votes return amended bills to their final status. The body then moved into a series of further concurrence and joint conference committee reports and took a recess to allow the appropriations committee to prepare for veto-override work.

Ending: After adopting multiple concurrence motions and signing several enrolled acts, the House recessed to allow appropriations and Senate actions to progress, with the Speaker announcing the House would reconvene at 1:00 p.m.