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Legislator > Chris Rothfuss
State Senator
Chris Rothfuss
(D) - Wyoming
Wyoming Senate District 09
In Office - Started: 01/11/2011
contact info
Laramie Office
P.O. Box 1791
Laramie, WY 82073
Laramie, WY 82073
Capitol Office
State Capitol
200 W. 24th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
200 W. 24th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF0095 | Special purpose depository institution-amendments. | AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SF0198 | State shooting complex-funding amendment. | AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state shooting complex; amending conditions on previously appropriated funds; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| SF0132 | Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. | AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; prohibiting the use and operation of unmanned aircraft systems over critical infrastructure and critical systems; specifying exceptions; providing and amending penalties; authorizing the use of the Wyoming national guard; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB0121 | Hospital pricing transparency. | AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring hospitals to list prices for medical items and services as specified; requiring the department of health to monitor and enforce the provisions of this act; providing penalties; prohibiting collection actions as specified; requiring recommendations for proposed legislation; providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates. | Dead |
| HB0236 | County officials-nonpartisan elections. | AN ACT relating to elections; providing for the nonpartisan nomination and election of candidates for specified county elected offices; modifying the procedure to fill vacancies for nonpartisan county elected offices; providing for the order of offices on nonpartisan election ballots; specifying the form of election ballots; making conforming amendments; repealing a conflicting provision; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| SF0135 | Defense of state banking-1. | AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; requiring the attorney general to take action to defend the state's interest in the dual banking system; providing legislative findings; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0289 | Certificate of need repeal-3. | AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to approve alterations or additions to health care facilities for purposes of health care and life safety compliance determinations only; repealing bed expansion limitations for nursing care facilities and hospitals as specified; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| HB0129 | School finance-dates for fund transfers. | AN ACT relating to school finance; removing an additional annual distribution of the county school fund; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SF0147 | Service dogs-training and crimes. | AN ACT relating to the protection and rights of blind and disabled persons; specifying that the rights and obligations applicable to service and assistance animals apply to service and assistance animals that are being trained; increasing penalties related to injuring or killing a service or assistance animal; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SJ0009 | Individual right to privacy-constitutional amendment. | A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to provide for a right of individual privacy. | Dead |
| SJ0007 | NCSL 50th Anniversary. | A JOINT RESOLUTION to recognize and commend the National Conference of State Legislatures on the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2025. | Dead |
| HB0031 | School safety and security. | AN ACT relating to education; requiring school districts to adopt school safety and security policies; creating duties for the state fire marshal; providing confidentiality requirements; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| SF0126 | Establishment of a K-8 public lab school. | AN ACT relating to education; providing definitions; requiring a kindergarten through grade eight (8) public lab school; specifying the purpose of the public lab school; creating a governing board; specifying membership of the governing board; specifying duties of the governing board; specifying enrollment requirements and preferences; specifying funding; requiring reporting; specifying the first year of enrollment; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| SF0130 | Emergency assistance immunity-mental health services. | AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the exemption from civil liability for providing emergency services to include mental health crises; and providing for an effective date. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| SF0072 | Summer vacation preservation act. | AN ACT relating to education; modifying the duties of the state board of education in approval of alternative scheduling for a school year; reducing the minimum number of class days required for public schools; reducing the number of professional development days for public schools as specified; requiring the school year to begin after Labor Day and recess prior to Memorial Day except as specified; specifying legislative intent; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0059 | Limited mining operations-water quality testing. | AN ACT relating to environmental quality; specifying that the department of environmental quality may conduct water quality testing before the commencement of limited mining operations; amending notice requirements for limited mining operations; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| SF0123 | School finance-competitive grants for crossing guards. | AN ACT relating to school finance; creating a competitive grant program for crossing guards for K-12 public schools; providing an appropriation; requiring reporting; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0265 | Defend the guard act. | AN ACT relating to the Wyoming national guard; providing legislative findings; prohibiting the release of the Wyoming national guard into active duty combat as specified; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0178 | Work allowance for voting. | AN ACT relating to elections; specifying when an employee is entitled to take time off of work to vote in an election; increasing the amount of time that an employee is entitled to take off of work to vote; making a conforming amendment; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0239 | Reproductive Freedom Act. | AN ACT relating to abortion; creating the Reproductive Freedom Act; specifying the public policy of the state concerning reproductive rights; prohibiting the state from denying or interfering with a person's right to have an abortion prior to viability of the fetus or to protect the person's life or health; prohibiting unauthorized abortions; specifying a penalty; providing definitions; repealing conflicting provisions; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0325 | Industrial power consumption freedom act. | AN ACT relating to public utilities; authorizing large-scale industrial power users to procure electricity from any person or utility; specifying requirements for the procurement of electricity; providing exemptions from rate regulation and service territory requirements for electric service as specified; making conforming amendments; providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. | Dead |
| HB0256 | Select Committee on Blockchain and Emerging Technologies-1. | AN ACT relating to the legislature; amending the name and duties of the select committee on blockchain, financial technology and digital innovation technology; amending the sponsorship authority of the select committee; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0267 | Regulation of hemp. | AN ACT relating to hemp products; providing for regulation of the manufacture, distribution and sale of consumable hemp products as specified; requiring licensure of consumable hemp product manufacturers, distributors and retailers by the Wyoming liquor division; imposing an excise tax on the retail sale of consumable hemp products; providing definitions; providing penalties; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking; making conforming amendments; repealing conflicting provisions; and providing for effective dates. | Dead |
| HB0191 | Civil penalties for cannabis. | AN ACT relating to food and drugs; creating a civil penalty for offenses related to specified amounts of marijuana and amending related criminal penalties as specified; eliminating use of marijuana and possession of marijuana paraphernalia as crimes; amending the prohibition on practitioners prescribing marijuana; amending definitions; making conforming amendments; repealing a provision; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. | Dead |
| HB0099 | Access to public lands-corner crossing. | AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; providing an exception to the offenses of criminal trespass and game-and-fish trespass regarding incidental contact associated with crossing two (2) adjacent parcels as specified; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0009 | Young entrepreneurs-limiting license requirements. | AN ACT relating to counties, cities and towns; prohibiting counties, cities and towns from requiring a license, permit or other authorization for a business operated by a minor as specified; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0008 | School finance-average daily membership. | AN ACT relating to school finance; modifying the definition of average daily membership as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0056 | Cities and towns notice for zoning changes-amendments. | AN ACT relating to cities and towns; requiring cities and towns to provide notice to landowners within a certain distance of proposed zoning changes; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| HB0058 | State lands-notice for mineral leases. | AN ACT relating to state lands; requiring the board of land commissioners to provide notice before issuing or extending a mineral lease on state lands and state school lands as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. | Dead |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF0034 | K-12 school facilities maintenance and appropriations. | Recede from Non-Concurrence Passed: 20-7-4-0-0 | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SF0169 | Strategic investments and projects account-repeal. | SF0169JC002 Adopted SF0169JC002: 19-9-3-0-0 | 03/06/2025 | Yea |
| SF0191 | State funds-proxy voting and pecuniary investments. | Concur:Passed 24-2-5-0-0 | 03/06/2025 | Nay |
| SF0017 | Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery stimulus. | SF0017JC001 Adopted SF0017JC001: 27-4-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| HB0036 | Hathaway scholarship-amendments. | HB0036VT001 Veto Override 23-8-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SF0044 | Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics. | Concur:Passed 23-8-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB0064 | Chemical abortions-ultrasound requirement. | HB0064VT001 Veto Override 22-9-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB0094 | Charter school authorizations-amendments. | HB0094VT001 Veto Override 21-10-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB0154 | False voting-amendments. | HB0154JC001 Did Not Adopt HB0154JC001: 14-17-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SF0127 | Administrative rules-legislative review. | SF0127VT001 Veto Override 21-10-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| HB0246 | Wyoming Wednesday. | HB0246JC001 Adopted HB0246JC001: 25-6-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Yea |
| SF0153 | Residential real property-taxable value. | Concur:Failed 7-24-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SF0169 | Strategic investments and projects account-repeal. | Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0 | 03/05/2025 | Nay |
| SF0022 | Ground for termination of parental rights-guardianship. | Concur:Passed 16-15-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0034 | K-12 school facilities maintenance and appropriations. | Concur:Failed 0-31-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0032 | Unpaved roads speed limits-amendments. | SF0032JC002 Adopted SF0032JC002: 22-9-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0032 | What is a Woman Act. | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0043 | Age verification for websites with harmful material. | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0091 | Petroglyph, pictograph and historic inscription protection. | Concur:Passed 25-6-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0121 | Hospital pricing transparency. | 3rd Reading:Failed 14-16-0-0-1 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0101 | Post-conviction DNA testing-procedure amendments. | Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0133 | Sanctuary cities, counties and state-prohibition. | 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0137 | Revisor's bill. | 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0144 | County canvassing board. | 3rd Reading:Failed 14-17-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0104 | Probate code revisions. | Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0107 | Noncompete agreements prohibited. | Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0165 | Ranked choice voting-prohibition. | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0164 | Medical prescriptions-off-label purposes. | 3rd Reading:Passed 22-9-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0183 | Net metering amendments. | 3rd Reading:Failed 15-16-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0125 | Defining health care and protecting the people's welfare. | Concur:Passed 26-5-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0132 | Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. | SF0132VT001 Veto Override 23-8-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0249 | Runoff elections. | S: Motion To Place Bill on General File Failed by Roll Call 5-26-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HB0259 | Supplemental K-12 school facilities appropriations-2. | 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0259 | Supplemental K-12 school facilities appropriations-2. | HB0259S3004 Amendment adopted 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0259 | Supplemental K-12 school facilities appropriations-2. | HB0259S3002 Amendment adopted 24-7-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0160 | Treatment courts-amendments-2. | Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| HB0280 | Sex offender registration. | 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| SF0171 | Boundary survey amendments. | Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0167 | Board of chiropractic examiners-criminal history records. | Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0196 | Second Amendment Protection Act amendments. | SF0196JC001 Adopted SF0196JC001: 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0198 | State shooting complex-funding amendment. | 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0198 | State shooting complex-funding amendment. | 3rd Reading:Suspension of Rules and Accelerated to 3rd Reading 25-5-1-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0198 | State shooting complex-funding amendment. | 2nd Reading:Suspension of Rules and Accelerated to 2nd Reading 25-5-1-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0198 | State shooting complex-funding amendment. | Suspension of the rules and referred directly to COW 27-4-0-0-0 | 03/04/2025 | Yea |
| SF0017 | Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery stimulus. | Concur:Failed 12-19-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| SF0043 | Temporary water use agreements amendments. | SF0043JC001 Adopted SF0043JC001: 28-2-1-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB0047 | Secretary of state-expedited filings. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0062 | Prostitution amendments. | 3rd Reading:Passed 17-14-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| SF0051 | Wyoming telecommunications act revisions. | Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0083 | Child custody-sex offense conviction presumption. | 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HJ0003 | Support for rural schools. | 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| SF0086 | Alternative teaching certificate. | SF0086JC001 Adopted SF0086JC001: 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0136 | Volunteer first responder health insurance-revisions. | 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0147 | Prohibition of institutional discrimination. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB0207 | Religious Freedom Restoration Act. | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB0228 | Prohibition on private funds for conducting elections. | 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0219 | County and municipal roads on state lands-easements granted. | 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0259 | Supplemental K-12 school facilities appropriations-2. | HB0259S2001 Amendment failed 15-16-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HB0279 | Property tax exemptions-order of application. | 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| SF0196 | Second Amendment Protection Act amendments. | Concur:Failed 5-26-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB0318 | Maintenance of voter lists. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Nay |
| HB0337 | Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures. | 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| SF0040 | Zoning protest petition-amendments. | Recede from Non-Concurrence Failed : 8-23-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0079 | Bond elections-voter threshold requirement. | 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0090 | Anthrax outbreak protocol. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| SF0074 | Immunity for drug overdose reporting. | SF0074JC001 Adopted SF0074JC001: 31-0-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0117 | Omnibus water bill-construction. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0117 | Omnibus water bill-construction. | HB0117S3005 Amendment adopted 22-9-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0117 | Omnibus water bill-construction. | HB0117S3004 Amendment failed 15-16-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0117 | Omnibus water bill-construction. | HB0117S3003 Amendment adopted 26-5-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0122 | Senior citizen service districts-authorization and renewal. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| SF0103 | Terminating and defunding diversity, equity and inclusion. | Recede from Non-Concurrence : 27-4-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0154 | False voting-amendments. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0156 | Proof of voter residency-registration qualifications. | 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-1-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0192 | Public utilities-wildfire mitigation and liability limits. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-1 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0246 | Wyoming Wednesday. | 3rd Reading:Passed 22-9-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| SF0152 | Wildfire management-amendments. | Concur:Passed 26-5-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0282 | Property tax-acquisition value. | COW:Failed 8-21-2-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0316 | School finance-model recalibration-2. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0316 | School finance-model recalibration-2. | HB0316S3002 Amendment failed 11-20-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Nay |
| HB0316 | School finance-model recalibration-2. | HB0316S3001 Amendment adopted 19-12-0-0-0 | 02/28/2025 | Yea |
| HB0018 | Career technical education funding. | 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0026 | Protection of military equipment. | Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0046 | Water, irrigation and sewer districts-bid requirements. | Concur:Passed 26-2-3-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0062 | Sex-designated facilities and public schools. | Concur:Passed 26-3-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| SF0069 | Homeowner property tax exemption. | SF0069JC001 Adopted SF0069JC001: 26-3-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| HJ0002 | Foreign adversaries-prohibited property ownership. | COW:Failed 9-19-3-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| SF0074 | Immunity for drug overdose reporting. | Concur:Failed 3-26-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0086 | Alternative teaching certificate. | Concur:Failed 1-27-3-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| SF0103 | Terminating and defunding diversity, equity and inclusion. | Concur:Failed 1-28-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| HB0199 | Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. | HB0199JC001 Adopted HB0199JC001: 21-8-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| SF0127 | Administrative rules-legislative review. | SF0127JC001 Adopted SF0127JC001: 26-3-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| SF0132 | Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. | Concur:Passed 25-4-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0145 | Local governments-investments in equities. | Concur:Passed 27-2-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| SF0147 | Service dogs-training and crimes. | Concur:Passed 28-1-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB0289 | Certificate of need repeal-3. | 3rd Reading:Passed 24-5-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB0299 | Online sports wagering amendments. | COW:Failed 12-12-7-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB0311 | Exemption for transported fuel and power sales-amendments. | 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-2-0-0 | 02/27/2025 | Yea |
| HB0020 | K-12 school facility leasing. | 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| HB0031 | School safety and security. | S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | 02/26/2025 | Absent |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology Select Committee | Chair | 1 |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Legislative Facilities, Technology and Process Select Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Management Audit Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint Rules and Procedure Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | Wyoming Joint School Facilities Select Committee | 4 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WY | District 9 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/11/2011 |