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Wyoming 2026

SF 5

Hospital bankruptcy proceedings.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-04 09:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Wyoming
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2025-12-01 18:43:07

Alternate titles

  • AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing county memorial hospitals and hospital districts to file for bankruptcy under chapter 9 of the United States bankruptcy code as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing county memorial hospitals and hospital districts to file for bankruptcy under chapter 9 of the United States bankruptcy code as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsors

  • Labor, Health and Social Services (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 13

    became-law

  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0010

    executive-signature

  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

    passage, reading-3

  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  8. H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. H Placed on General File

  10. H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

    introduction, referral-committee

  12. H Received for Introduction

    filing

  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0

    passage, reading-3

  14. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  15. S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. S Placed on General File

  17. S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 31-0-0-0-0

    introduction, referral-committee

  19. S Received for Introduction

    filing

  20. Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

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