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Yes: 186 • No: 31
WyomingHB 1262026 Budget SessionHouse
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing legislative findings; specifying requirements associated with the termination of pregnancies; prohibiting procedures that terminate the life of a child with a detectable heartbeat; specifying exceptions to the prohibition; specifying penalties; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: Chip Neiman (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Heartbeat violations bring prison and license loss
Knowingly or intentionally violating the heartbeat rules is a felony. Violators face up to five years in prison, a fine up to $10,000, or both. A conviction also requires the appropriate Wyoming board to revoke the practitioner's professional license. The law changes licensing rules for nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and physician assistants.
Abortion banned after a detectable heartbeat
The law takes effect immediately and bans performing, inducing, or attempting an abortion after a detectable fetal heartbeat. Providers must first check for cardiac activity using standard medical methods, including ultrasound when needed. Outside medical emergencies, abortion is also banned without this check. An emergency means immediate care is needed to prevent death or substantial, irreversible harm to a major bodily function. In emergencies, a licensed doctor must give the unborn child the best chance of survival unless that increases these risks to the patient. The definition excludes procedures intended to increase live-birth chances, protect life or health after birth, or remove a dead unborn child.
Court rulings trigger fallback abortion limits
The law creates fallback abortion rules intended to restore Wyoming's framework from before Dobbs and the Life is a Human Right Act. They start only after a court blocks or strikes down the heartbeat rules and the governor certifies activation. The attorney general must review the ruling and report within 30 days to the governor and legislative judiciary committee. The fallback rules take effect five days after the secretary of state receives certification, and the secretary publishes the effective date. They ban abortion after the fetus can survive outside the womb, except when medical judgment finds it necessary to protect the patient's life or health. Doctors must not intentionally end fetal viability, and a viable infant who survives an abortion must receive standard live-birth care. Violating these care or viability rules carries up to 14 years in prison; nonphysicians performing abortions face one to fourteen years. The heartbeat rules take priority if courts ultimately uphold them after blocking enforcement.
Minors face consent rules with court alternative
These fallback rules start only after a court blocks or strikes down the heartbeat rules and the governor certifies activation. For patients under 18, one parent or guardian must receive written notice at least 48 hours before an abortion. The doctor must obtain written consent from the minor and one parent or guardian. Instead, the minor can petition juvenile court for permission based on maturity and best interests. The court must hold a hearing within five days of filing and issue a written order within 24 hours afterward. Minors have an expedited appeal to the Wyoming Supreme Court, and district courts may transfer these matters to juvenile court. Medical emergencies bypass the notice, consent, and court steps. Knowingly performing an abortion in violation of these rules carries up to $1,000 in fines, one year in jail, or both.
Minors protected from forced abortions
A parent, guardian, or spouse cannot require a minor to have an abortion against the minor's wishes. This protection is part of the fallback rules. It starts only after a court blocks or strikes down the heartbeat rules and the governor certifies activation.
Patients offered ultrasound and heartbeat access
This fallback rule starts only after a court blocks or strikes down the heartbeat rules and the governor certifies activation. A doctor, referring provider, or designated person must tell patients they may view an active ultrasound and hear an audible heartbeat. Patients do not have to view or listen, and the image and sound must meet community medical standards. The notice rule excludes medical emergencies and procedures to save the patient's life or prevent serious, irreversible harm to a major bodily function. It also excludes procedures to protect the unborn child's health, remove a dead unborn child, or treat an ectopic pregnancy.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Chip Neiman
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Abby Angelos
Republican • House
Dalton Banks
Republican • House
John Bear
Republican • House
Marlene Brady
Republican • House
Marilyn Connolly
Republican • House
Rob Geringer
Republican • House
Joel Guggenmos
Republican • House
Jeremy Haroldson
Republican • House
Scott Heiner
Republican • House
Paul Hoeft
Republican • House
Steve Johnson
Republican • House
Martha Lawley
Republican • House
Jayme Lien
Republican • House
Tony Locke
Republican • House
Ann Lucas
Republican • House
Darin McCann
Republican • House
Pepper Ottman
Republican • House
Ken Pendergraft
Republican • House
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Republican • House
Mike Schmid
Republican • House
Daniel Singh
Republican • House
Scott Smith
Republican • House
Clarence Styvar
Republican • House
Joe Webb
Republican • House
Nina Webber
Republican • House
Robert Wharff
Republican • House
Bo Biteman
Republican • Senate
Brian Boner
Republican • Senate
Evie Brennan
Republican • Senate
Dan Dockstader
Republican • Senate
Larry Hicks
Republican • Senate
Lynn Hutchings
Republican • Senate
Bob Ide
Republican • Senate
Dan Laursen
Republican • Senate
Taft Love
Republican • Senate
Jared Olsen
Republican • Senate
Laura Pearson
Republican • Senate
Tim Salazar
Republican • Senate
Cheri Steinmetz
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/5/2026
H Concur:Passed 47-7-8-0-0
Yes: 47 • No: 7
Senate vote • 3/4/2026
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
Yes: 27 • No: 4
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
Yes: 3 • No: 1
House vote • 2/24/2026
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-7-4-0-0
Yes: 51 • No: 7
House vote • 2/17/2026
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
Yes: 7 • No: 2
House vote • 2/10/2026
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 51-10-1-0-0
Yes: 51 • No: 10
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 81
3/9/2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0029
3/9/2026GovernorS President Signed HEA No. 0029
3/6/2026SenateH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0029
3/6/2026HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0029
3/5/2026H Concur:Passed 47-7-8-0-0
3/5/2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
3/4/2026HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
3/4/2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
3/3/2026SenateS COW:Passed
3/2/2026SenateS Placed on General File
2/27/2026SenateS10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
2/27/2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2/25/2026SenateS Received for Introduction
2/25/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 51-7-4-0-0
2/24/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/23/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2/21/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2/20/2026HouseH COW:Passed
2/19/2026HouseH Placed on General File
2/17/2026HouseH10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
2/17/2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 51-10-1-0-0
2/10/2026HouseH Received for Introduction
2/9/2026HouseBill Number Assigned
2/9/2026
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