All Roll Calls
Yes: 148 • No: 15
WyomingHB 1472025 General SessionHouse
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; prohibiting governmental entities from engaging in any diversity, equity or inclusion program, activity or policy; prohibiting governmental entities engaging in institutional discrimination; prohibiting required attendance for certain programs or trainings; providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; providing applicability; and providing for effective dates.
Sponsored By: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
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Wyoming government faces limits on diversity programs
Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming government entities cannot run covered diversity, equity or inclusion programs, activities or policies. Covered efforts classify people or promote different or preferred treatment based on race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity or national origin. The law also bans defined institutional discrimination. This includes claims of group superiority or inferiority, calls for discrimination, and assigning moral character, guilt or blame by race. It also includes labeling people inherently racist or sexist, holding them responsible for past acts by their race, or calling merit or hard work racist or sexist. Covered entities include state agencies, local governments, public schools, community colleges, the University of Wyoming and other public corporations. Federally recognized tribes are exempt; the law treats tribes and their members as a political class, not a race. Related programs, training, degrees, classes and endowments about tribes or Indian history, culture, language and traditions are not covered diversity efforts. Government entities must take steps to implement the law by July 1, 2025, including adopting rules when needed. That implementation duty took effect upon enactment.
Limits on required training for public students
Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming government entities cannot require instruction promoting institutional discrimination as the law defines it. They also cannot require students, employees or contractors to attend or participate in covered diversity programs or training. The same attendance ban applies to programs or training involving defined institutional discrimination, such as racial superiority or collective racial blame. These rules cover state and local governments, public schools, community colleges and the University of Wyoming. Federally recognized tribes are exempt, and the law excludes covered tribal and Indian history, culture, language and traditions programs.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Abby Angelos
Republican • House
Marlene Brady
Republican • House
Gary Brown
Republican • House
Christopher Knapp
Republican • House
Tomi Strock
Republican • House
Reuben Tarver
Republican • House
Lynn Hutchings
Republican • Senate
Bob Ide
Republican • Senate
John Kolb
Republican • Senate
Senator Smith, D
Affiliation unavailable
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
Yes: 29 • No: 2
House vote • 3/3/2025
H Concur:Passed 55-5-2-0-0
Yes: 55 • No: 5
Senate vote • 2/27/2025
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
Yes: 4 • No: 0
House vote • 1/20/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-3-0-0
Yes: 51 • No: 8
House vote • 1/16/2025
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Assigned Chapter Number 110
3/4/2025Governor Signed HEA No. 0067
3/4/2025GovernorS President Signed HEA No. 0067
3/4/2025SenateH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0067
3/4/2025HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0067
3/3/2025H Concur:Passed 55-5-2-0-0
3/3/2025HouseH Received for Concurrence
3/3/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
3/3/2025SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
2/28/2025SenateS COW:Passed
2/27/2025SenateS Placed on General File
2/27/2025SenateS05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2/27/2025Senate:Refer to S05 - Agriculture
2/24/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2/18/2025SenateS Received for Introduction
1/21/2025SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-3-0-0
1/20/2025HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
1/17/2025HouseH COW:Passed
1/16/2025HouseH Placed on General File
1/16/2025HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
1/16/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
1/14/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/13/2025HouseBill Number Assigned
1/10/2025
Bill Text
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