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This bill allows county memorial hospitals and hospital districts in Wyoming to file for bankruptcy under chapter 9 of the United States bankruptcy code, which is a legal process for reorganizing debts of municipalities and other public entities. Previously, these entities could only dissolve and terminate, but this legislation adds bankruptcy as an option for them to manage financial difficulties. The bill specifies that before a hospital district can file for bankruptcy, its trustees must post the bankruptcy petition and initial plan for adjusting debts online for at least seven days before a public meeting where the plan will be discussed, and this action does not require a vote from qualified electors. For county memorial hospitals, both the bankruptcy petition and the plan for adjusting debts or dissolution must be approved by the board of county commissioners before the trustees can take action.

Health and Social Services

Labor, Health and Social Services (Joint)

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0005