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Wyoming · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 5: Hospital bankruptcy proceedings.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SF 5 is a bill introduced in the Wyoming Senate on December 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hospital bankruptcy proceedings. Primary sponsor: Labor, Health and Social Services. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2026): Assigned Chapter Number 13.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

This act allows county memorial hospitals and hospital districts to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, subject to specified requirements. A bankruptcy petition for a county memorial hospital must be approved by the applicable board of county commissioners. If approved, the board of trustees for a county memorial hospital may move forward with the petition. Hospital districts may apply for bankruptcy without a vote of qualified electors, but the trustees of the hospital district must advertise the motion to file for bankruptcy. If the trustees decide to file for bankruptcy, the trustees must take all action necessary under Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Labor, Health and Social ServicesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 13
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0010
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0010
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0010
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0010
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-3-0-0
  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed
  8. H COW:Passed
  9. H Placed on General File
  10. H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
  12. H Received for Introduction

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source