# Wyoming HB 147: 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. Wyoming HB 147, 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., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-04 (Assigned Chapter Number 110) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB147-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 147 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-10 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Assigned Chapter Number 110 - Sponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (148 yes, 15 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on required training for public students: benefit, low. 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 applie… - Wyoming government faces limits on diversity programs: mixed, medium. 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 de… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Abby Angelos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marlene Brady (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Knapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tomi Strock (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Reuben Tarver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John Kolb (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Senator Smith, D ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | H Concur:Passed 55-5-2-0-0 | pass | 55 | 5 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-01-20 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-3-0-0 | pass | 51 | 8 | | | 2025-01-16 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-03-04: Assigned Chapter Number 110 - 2025-03-04: Governor Signed HEA No. 0067 (Governor) - 2025-03-04: S President Signed HEA No. 0067 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0067 (House) - 2025-03-03: Assigned Number HEA No. 0067 - 2025-03-03: H Concur:Passed 55-5-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-03-03: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2025-03-03: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-24: :Refer to S05 - Agriculture (Senate) - 2025-02-18: S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-01-21: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-20: H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-8-3-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-17: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-01-16: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-01-16: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-01-16: H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-14: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education (House) - 2025-01-13: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-10: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0147.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0147.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0147.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - HB 136: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act from government sponsored health care programs that would disqualify a voluntee… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0147.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0147.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0147.pdf) ## Related - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [HB 136: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB136-2025) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB147-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).