Key Issues & bills
our Key Issues
The Wyoming Women’s Foundation selects bills based upon key issues determined in their Advocacy Plan set forth by the board and staff of the organization.
Wyoming Legislative Bills Impacting Self-Sufficiency of Women and Opportunities for Girls
Bills that are alive and that WYWF opposes or supports can be found first on the page. Scroll down to see failed bills and our watch list.
Representation
BUDGET BILLS & AMENDMENTS
Budget amendments can have big impact and can almost be thought of as bills-within the budget bill. The Joint Conference Committee’s 2nd budget passed!
House Budget Amendments
Removed from budget: SUPPORT – H0001HB2078 – Increased funding for the Wyoming Home Services (assistance to keep people living in their homes longer)
Removed from budget: SUPPORT – HB0001H2031 – Appropriating $1,150,000.00 for the state’s share of costs related to the electronic benefit transfer (EBT) to feed kids during the summer
Reduced to $10M – SUPPORT -HB001H2033 – Would allocate $40M to the 988 Suicide Hotline Trust Fund. This amendment replaces HB 186 – 988 Suicide Hotline which the majority floor leader did not bring to be heard by committee of the whole.
Removed: SUPPORT – HB0001H3057.01 – Requires the Joint Education Interim Committee with help from the Dept of Education to study early childhood education and the establishment of a half-day prekindergarten program available to all children statewide
Included: WATCH – HB0001H2053 – Dept of Health funds may not be used for gender reassignment procedures or abortions
Reduced to $15M: SUPPORT – HB0001H3050 – Allocates $18,500,000.00 from the School Foundation Account to the Department of Education to establish a grant program, within the education resource block grant model, for districts to address the mental health of K-12 students
Senate Budget Amendments
Reduced to $12M: SUPPORT – SF0001S2022 – Appropriate $16M+ for services to preschool children with disabilities
Removed from budget: OPPOSE – SF0001S3013 – Defund Gender and Women’s Studies Program at the University of Wyoming
Included (which removes office of DEI): OPPOSE – SF0001S3014 – Defund the office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Wyoming
Removed (was included): OPPOSE – SF0001S3030 – Do not fund the Wyoming’s Tomorrow Scholarship Fund
WATCH – SF0001S3006 – Dept of Health funds may not be used for gender reassignment procedures or abortions
Alive/Passed Watchlist
The Wyoming Women’s Foundation monitors bills affecting women and girls, on which we do not have a particular stance.
HOUSE BILLS
PASSED – HB 3 – Property Tax Exemption For Long-Term Homeowners
PASSED – HB 20 – School Finance Regional Cost Adjustment Study
PASSED – HB 26 – Emergency Protective Services-Effective Period
HB 45 – Property Tax Exemption-residential structures
PASSED – HB 58 – Forensic Genetic Genealogy Pilot Program
HB 92 – Protection of Parental Rights
PASSED – HB 148 – Regulation of Surgical Abortions
HB 166 – Education Savings Accounts-1
FAILED BILLS
Bills appearing here have not received the necessary votes or have not met deadlines for the session.
SUPPORTED BILLS
HB 108 – Protection of Health Care Providers
HB 113 – Hathaway Scholarship Program
HB 114 – Wyoming Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program
HB 119 – School Finance-Mental Health Service Grants
HB 146 – Property Tax Relief Program-Rental Property Applicants
HB 174 – Paid Family and Medical Leave
HB 186 – 988 Hotline Appropriation
HB 213 – WY Preschool Provider Grant
HB 169 – Mental Health & Vulnerable Adult Taskforce
OPPOSED BILLS
HB 44 – Parental Rights in a Minor Child’s Health Care
HB 57 – Parental Rights Regarding Vaccination
HB 61 – Fiscal Transparency & Accountability in Ed
HB 68 – Obscenity Impartical Conformance
HB 88 – Public Display of Obscene Material
HB 123 – Mandatory Immunizations Repeal
HB 124 – Vaccination for Smallpox Repeal
HB 194 – Statewide Student Assessment System Amendments
HB 203 – Property Tax Reduction and Replacement Act
SF 130 – Equality Not Equity State
FAILED WATCHED BILLS
HB 19 – Education Savings Account
HB 53 – Public Health Emergency-Definition Amendments
HB 59 – Prohibiting Mask, Vaccine, and Testing Discrimination (Failed Intro)
SF 63 – Property Tax Exemption Residential Structures-2
HB 52 – Property Tax-Homestead Exemption
HB 76 – Reproductive Freedom Act (Failed Introduction)
HB 77 – Simple Assault and Domestic Assault Menacing
HB 91 – Health Mandates-CDC and WHO Jurisdiction in WY (Failed Introduction)
SF 108 – Protecting Water from Chemical Abortion Waster (Failed Introduction)
SF 124 – Teachers’ Labor Organizations-Strike Prohibition (Failed introduction)
HB 136 – Gender Identity – Definition Repeal (Failed Introduction)
HB 137 – Chemical Abortions-Ultrasound Requirement (Failed Introduction)
HB 152 – Sex Offenders-Child Care Facilities
HB 216 – Advanced Practice Registered Nurses-Certification (Withdrawn)