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Prohibiting mask, vaccine and testing discrimination.

25LSO-0239, 1.0

  

FISCAL NOTE

 

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Prepared by:   Catherine Camarotte, LSO  Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by Claire Smith, Supreme Court, 307-777-7502)

   HB0096

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2025

STATE OF WYOMING

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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0096

 

 

Prohibiting mask, vaccine and testing discrimination.

 

Sponsored by: Representative(s) McCann, Allemand, Angelos, Bear, Brady, Heiner, Pendergraft and Webb and Senator(s) Pearson

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting discrimination and publishing or advertising based on a person's vaccination, face covering or medical testing status as specified; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 35‑4‑140 is created to read:

 

35‑4‑140.  Discrimination based on face coverings, vaccination status and medical testing; penalty.

 

(a)  As used in this section:

 

(i)  \"COVID‑19\" means the novel coronavirus identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‑CoV‑2), any disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‑CoV‑2), its viral fragments or a virus mutating therefrom and all conditions associated with the disease that are caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS‑CoV‑2), its viral fragments or a virus mutating therefrom;

 

(ii)  \"COVID‑19 medical testing\" means testing performed to detect, diagnose or monitor COVID‑19 including, but not limited to, molecular testing, temperature testing, nasal swabbing, nasopharyngeal swabbing, oropharyngeal swabbing, saliva testing, antigen testing, antibody testing, urinalysis and blood testing;

 

(iii)  \"Face covering\" means a mask or protective covering for the mouth and nose worn to reduce the spread of COVID‑19;

 

(iv)  \"Vaccination\" means the act of administering a vaccine;

 

(v)  \"Vaccine\" means any substance including live, weakened or dead viruses designed to be administered to a person to produce immunity and prevent infectious viruses and diseases.

 

(b)  No person who receives subsidies from the state or federal government shall:

 

(i)  Refuse, withhold from or deny a person any services, goods, facilities, advantages or privileges that are public in nature or that invite the patronage of the public based on a person's COVID‑19 vaccination or booster status, whether a person is not wearing a face covering for COVID‑19 purposes or whether a person refuses to submit to COVID‑19 medical testing;

 

(ii)  Publish, display or mail, either directly or indirectly, any communication, notice or advertisement that states that a person is required to wear a face covering for COVID‑19 purposes, to have a COVID‑19 vaccination or booster or to submit to COVID‑19 medical testing as a condition for receiving or accessing services, goods, facilities, advantages or privileges that are public in nature or that invite the patronage of the public.

 

(c)  Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection (b) of this section may file a civil action to recover a civil award of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00).

 

Section 2.  This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

 

(END)

 

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HB0096

 

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HB0096

Prohibiting mask, vaccine and testing discrimination.

 

Sponsored By: Representative(s) McCann, Allemand, Angelos, Bear, Brady, Heiner, Pendergraft and Webb and Senator(s) Pearson

 

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting discrimination and publishing or advertising based on a person's vaccination, face covering or medical testing status as specified; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/31/2024 Bill Number Assigned

1/2/2025 H Received for Introduction

1/15/2025 H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

1/20/2025 H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Clouston, Guggenmos, Hoeft, Mccann, Ottman, Rodriguez-Williams, Wasserburger

Nays:  Representative Yin

Excused:  Representative Styvar

Ayes 7    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/20/2025 H Placed on General File

 

HB0096HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 18 Delete \", typically\".

 

Page 3-line 13 After \"covering\" insert \"for COVID-19 purposes\".

 

Page 3-line 20 After \"covering\" insert \"for COVID-19 purposes\". Rodriguez-Williams, Chairman

 

HB0096HW001/FAILED

Page 3-line 7 After \"government\" insert \", with the exception of commercial service airports and health care facilities,\". Larsen, L

 

1/22/2025 H COW:Passed

1/23/2025 H 2nd Reading:Passed

 

HB0096H3001/FAILED

Page 1-line 4 After \"specified;\" insert \"providing for reimbursement of penalties imposed as specified;\".

 

Page 4-after line 7  Insert:

 

\"(d) The state shall fully reimburse any person who complies with this section despite conflicting federal law for the cost of any damages, fines or penalties the person has incurred as a result of compliance with this section.\". Clouston

 

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Banks, Brown, L, Byron, Campbell, E, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Thayer, Washut, Williams, Wylie, Yin

Nays:  Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Bear, Brady, Bratten, Brown, G, Campbell, K, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Locke, Lucas, Mccann, Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Winter

Excused:  Representative Riggins

Ayes 28    Nays 33    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

HB0096H3002/FAILED

Page 1-line 4 Before \"providing\" insert \"providing for reimbursement for lost funding as specified;\".

 

Page 4-after line 7  Delete the Clouston third reading amendment (HB0096H3001/A) to this line and insert:

 

 \"(d)  The state shall fully reimburse any person or entity that complies with this section despite conflicting federal law for any federal funding or grants that are lost as a result of compliance with this section.\". Campbell, E

 

1/24/2025 H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-16-1-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, Brown, G, Brown, L, Byron, Campbell, K, Connolly, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, Mccann, Neiman, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter

Nays:  Representative(s) Campbell, E, Chestek, Clouston, Davis, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Thayer, Washut, Wylie, Yin

Excused:  Representative Riggins

Ayes 45    Nays 16    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/27/2025 S Received for Introduction

2/10/2025 S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor

2/26/2025 S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hutchings, Steinmetz

Nays:  Senator(s) Barlow, Crum, Scott

Ayes 2    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/28/2025 S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

3/3/2025 S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

 

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