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2025 Bill Reviews

The following Bill Review Lists focus on 2025 WY legislation that we feel supports or violates constitutional provisions from the United States Constitution or the Wyoming State Constitution.  We will be gradually adding our opinion and commentary for each bill so check back often.  The lists are subject to change as we carefully examine each bill.

A select portion of these bills will be later used to grade the Constitutional Competency of Wyoming legislators on their vote record.

1st AMENDMENT
Status
HB0207 Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Constitutional
HB0222 Medical Ethics Defense Act-2 Constitutional
HB0223 Preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation Constitutional
HB0339 Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs. Constitutional
Bill missed House CoW deadline
SF0077 Compelled speech is not free speech. Constitutional
SEA0023 headed to Governor
2nd AMENDMENT
Status
HB0172 Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments. Constitutional
HEA0024 headed to Governor
HB0234 Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act amendments. Constitutional

Failed Senate 3rd Reading

SF0058 Elimination of sales tax on firearms.
SF0196 Second Amendment Protection Act amendments.
ANTI-SECTARIAN BILLS
Status
HB0032 What is a Woman Act Constitutional
HB0072 Protecting women’s privacy in public spaces act Constitutional
HB0134 Taxpayer funds-sexually explicit events prohibited-2 Constitutional
SF0044 Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics Constitutional
SF0062 Restrooms in publicly funded schools-2 Constitutional
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
Status
SF0160 Treatment courts-amendments-2. Unconstitutional
CIVIL RIGHTS
Status
HB0147 Prohibition of institutional discrimination. Constitutional
SF0009 Restoration of rights amendments. Constitutional
SF0103 Terminating and defunding diversity, equity and inclusion. Constitutional

 

COURTS/ CRIMES
Status
HB0116 Driver’s licenses-unauthorized alien restrictions. Constitutional
HEA0033 headed to Governor
HB0133 Sanctuary cities, counties and state-prohibition.
SF0124 Illegal immigration-identify, report, detain and deport. Failed Senate CoW
EDUCATION / SCHOOLS
Status
HB0046 Homeschool freedom act. HEA0028 headed to Governor
HB0094 Charter school authorizations-amendments Headed to Governor (Enrolled Act # not assigned as of 2/26)
SF0014 Wyoming imagination library program.  Unconstitutional
Failed Senate CoW
SF0090 Youth organizations in schools
ELECTIONS
Status
HB0131 Ballot drop boxes-prohibition.
HB0154 False voting-amendments.
HB0156 Proof of voter residency-registration qualifications.
HB0157 Proof of voter citizenship.
HB0160 Voter identification-revisions.
HB0165 Ranked choice voting-prohibition.
HB0173 Independent candidate requirements.
HB0228 Prohibition on private funds for conducting elections.
HB0232 Elections-hand counting for recounts.
HB0238 Ballot harvesting prohibition.
HB0245 Pen and paper ballots.
HB0278 Elections-voting machine and voting system tests. Missed CoW deadline
HB0307 Poll watchers-polling station observation.
HB0318 Maintenance of voter lists.
HB0337 Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures.
SF0033 Noncitizen driver’s license and ID card-revisions. SEA0032 headed to Governor
SF0078 Distribution of unsolicited absentee ballot request forms. Passed and signed by Governor
SF0098 School board trustees-party affiliation. Failed House 3rd Reading
SF0184 Prohibition on electronic voting equipment-2. Missed Senate CoW deadline
SF0190 Election transparency.

 

HEALTHCARE
Status
HB0096 Prohibiting mask, vaccine and testing discrimination.
HB0135 Autologous or direct blood donations.
HB0164 Medical prescriptions-off-label purposes.
HB0250 Defining life and the rights of natural persons. Missed House CoW deadline
SF0125 Defining health care and protecting the people’s welfare. Constitutional
MORALITY / SAFETY
Status
HB0043 Age verification for websites with harmful material Constitutional
HB0062 Prostitution amendments Constitutional
HB0069 Foreign adversary ownership or control of business entities. Constitutional
Passed and signed by Governor
HB0083 Child custody-sex offense conviction presumption Constitutional
HB0097 Property conveyances near critical infrastructure. Constitutional
HEA0032 headed to Governor
HB0171 Sexual exploitation of children-amendments. Constitutional
HB0189 Harmful communication-minors Constitutional
Failed Senate CoW
HB0224 Prohibiting foreign adversary property ownership. Constitutional
HB0280 Sex offender registration. Constitutional
HJ0002 Foreign adversaries-prohibited property ownership. Constitutional
SF0076 Protecting critical infrastructure from foreign adversaries.
Constitutional
Missed Senate CoW deadline
SF0122 Voyeurism-sex offender registration amendment. Constitutional
SF0132 Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones.
PARENTS
Status
HB0200 Parent rights-amendments.
SF0022 Ground for termination of parental rights-guardianship. Unconstitutional
SF0133 Protection of parental rights-amendments. Senate postponed indefinitely on 2/11

 

PRIVATE PROPERTY / PRIVACY
Status
HB0251 Trespass by drone. Missed House CoW deadline
SF0006 Residential property-removal of unlawful occupant. Needs Amended

Passed and signed by Governor

SF0011 Use of fraudulent documents to wrongfully possess property. Needs Amended
SF0040 Zoning protest petition-amendments.
SF0065 Data privacy-government entities.
SF0181 Eminent domain-energy collection systems-2. SEA0039 headed to Governor
MISC
Status
HB0080 Stop ESG-State funds fiduciary duty act.
HB0102 Attorney general-elected. Missed House CoW deadline
HB0209 Reliable and dispatchable low-carbon standards-repeal.
HB0227 Executive order-time limitations.
HB0264 Central bank digital currencies-prohibitions HEA0025 headed to Governor
HB0265 Defend the guard act. Missed House CoW deadline
SJ0002 Resolution demanding equal footing. Failed Senate 3rd Reading
SJ0011 Supporting anti-ESG litigation.