When do enacted laws take effect in Wyoming?

• A. Immediately upon passage.
• B. On the date provided in the act or upon publication as provided by law.
• C. One year after enactment.
• D. Only after a governor's signature.

Answer: (B)

In Wyoming, the effect of enacted laws is determined by the act itself. A law takes effect on the date that the act provides for, or on the date of publication as required by law. This lets the Legislature set a clear start time, and if no specific date is stated, the law becomes effective when it’s published in the official publications. It isn’t automatic just because it passed, and it isn’t fixed to happen one year later by default. The governor’s signature is part of enacting the law, but the actual timing of when the law applies comes from the act’s own timing or its publication rule.