Below is a list of the bills UW closely tracked during the Wyoming Legislature’s 2025 general legislative session, along with a brief description of each bill taken from the Legislative Service Office’s bill summaries.
HB0018 – Career technical education funding.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0018
This bill creates a categorical grant for career and technical education supplies, materials, and equipment beginning school year 2025-2026 to augment amounts distributed under the education resource block grant model.
HB0032 – What is a Woman Act.
https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0032
The bill establishes that, notwithstanding any other law, laws that recognize or enforce distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are implicated and that result in separate accommodations between the sexes are substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health, safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances. Under the bill, any school district, or public school thereof, and any state agency, department, office or other political subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic or other data shall, when identification by sex is used, identify each person who is part of the collected data set as either male or female consistent with the persons sex at birth.
HB0036 – Hathaway scholarship-amendments.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0036
This bill amends the definition of "certificate" for purposes of the Hathaway scholarship program to clarify that it includes completion of a program of study offered by a community college that results in a license, permit, certificate or other government or industry recognized qualification for working in a trade or occupation and that may require on-the-job training and credit hours to complete the program.
HB0043 – Age verification for websites with harmful material.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0043
This act requires covered internet platforms (those that, in the regular course of business, create, host, or make available content that is material harmful to minors) to perform reasonable age verification to verify the age of all persons accessing or attempting to access material harmful to minors (material that is obscene or is child pornography). After verifying age, covered platforms cannot retain any identifying information. For purposes of this act, reasonable age verification methods include a driver's license, an identification card, a passport, a credit card or debit card (if ownership is limited to those who are age eighteen (18) and older), and any other means that can reliably and accurately determine whether a user of a covered platform is a minor.
HB0046 – Homeschool freedom act.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0046
This act removes the requirement that persons administering a home-based educational program annually submit curriculum to the local school board and the related provision that failure to submit the curriculum is prima facie evidence that the home-based educational program does not meet compulsory attendance requirements. This act requires that a person who administers a home-based educational program ensure that the program's curriculum complies with the requirements of a basic academic educational program.
HB0072 – Protecting privacy in public spaces act.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0072
This act provides that each multi-occupancy restroom, changing area, and sleeping quarters that are located in a public facility or educational facility must be designed for use exclusively by males or exclusively by females. The act specifies that no person shall enter a multi-occupancy changing area, restroom, or sleeping quarters designated for males or females unless the person is a member of that sex.
The requirements of the act do not apply to single-occupancy areas, employees who enter for cleaning or in the performance of their official duties, persons who enter to render medical assistance or caregiving assistance, during athletic competitions under specified circumstances, or in times of natural disasters or emergencies.
HB0086 – Public property and buildings-amendments.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0086
The act requires the State Construction Department to develop and maintain a twenty (20) year statewide strategic facility plan and comprehensive monitoring and reporting system for capital construction projects, major maintenance, and routine maintenance.
The act codifies recent budget bill provisions, including: that major maintenance appropriations will not automatically revert at the end of each biennium, for the state, community colleges, and the University of Wyoming and that the state and the University will use the major maintenance funding formula currently applied to community colleges.
HB0090 – Anthrax outbreak protocol.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0090
This bill requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to establish a notification protocol to inform livestock producers, veterinarians, brand inspectors and other agencies with jurisdiction or authority regarding anthrax outbreaks. The bill requires the Wyoming Livestock Board to report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee on the status of the standard notification protocol regarding anthrax.
HB0094 – Charter school authorizations-amendments.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0094
In 2023, the Legislature created the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board to review applications and approve the creation and operation of charter schools. The 2023 law also specified that not more than three charter schools could be approved before July 1, 2026 by any entity other than a local school district board.
This act removes the approval limitation and specifies that, beginning July 1, 2025, the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board may authorize any number of charter schools in accordance with the laws governing the Board and charter schools.
HB0147 – Prohibition of institutional discrimination.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0147
This bill specifies that no governmental entity shall:
The bill provides definitions of "diversity, equity or inclusion", "governmental entity" and "institutional discrimination."
The bill specifies that federally recognized Indian tribes and programs, trainings, degrees, classes or endowments related to federally recognized Indian tribes or Indian history, culture, language and traditions are not diversity, equity and inclusion as defined by the bill. The bill also specifies that the bill shall not be construed to apply to federally recognized Indian tribes.
HB0172 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0172
This bill allows the concealed carry of a gun in any meeting of a governmental entity and the Legislature or at a legislative committee meeting, public school and university, certain areas of public airports and any public building if not otherwise prohibited by law. It clarifies that the Legislature preempts the regulation of firearms and amends the existing preemption to generally prohibit state agencies and other political subdivisions from regulating firearms. It provides exceptions for private property, public school events where alcohol is served, certain health and human services facilities, facilities where explosive or volatile materials are present, facilities where carrying a gun is otherwise prohibited by law, and for students of an elementary or secondary school.
HB0199 – Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0199
This bill amends the Education Savings Account Act enacted by the Legislature during the 2024 Budget Session as follows:
HB0246 – Wyoming Wednesday.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0246
This bill designates the second Wednesday of every month as "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day." The bill requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation requesting proper observance of "Wyoming Wednesday – Brown and Gold Day."
SF0013 – Reading assessment and intervention amendments.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0013
This bill modifies the reading assessment and intervention program that every public school district is required to administer. More specifically, this bill authorizes the use of multiple reading assessment and intervention instruments to identify students with reading difficulties and modifies the requirements associated with individualized reading plans required for students that are high-risk for reading failure. The bill also modifies the Wyoming Department of Education's reporting requirements.
SF0017 – Carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery stimulus.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0017
This act provides an enhanced oil recovery stimulus to any person who provides carbon dioxide obtained in Wyoming by using carbon-capture technology for use in enhanced oil recovery operations. To receive the credit, the capture and utilization of the carbon dioxide must qualify for and receive a federal tax credit (the "45Q credit"). The stimulus amount would be ten dollars ($10.00) for each ton of carbon dioxide captured and utilized for enhanced oil recovery. The credit amount would be adjusted or become unavailable if changes are made to the 45Q credit, and the stimulus is available so long as the person qualifies for the 45Q credit.
SF0044 – Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0044
In 2023, the Legislature enacted a law that requires students at Wyoming schools in grades 7-12 to compete in interscholastic athletic activities based on the student's biological sex. This act extends that requirement to students at the University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college. Students at these institutions must compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions based on the student's biological sex based on the sex listed on the student's official birth certificate issued at or near the time of birth. This act provides that female students may compete in athletics for male students if a corresponding athletic competition or activity is not offered or available for females.
SF0074 – Immunity for drug overdose reporting.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0074
This act provides immunity from criminal prosecution for specified offenses under the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act to persons who report or experience a drug overdose event. This act specifies conditions that must be satisfied in order for a person to receive immunity from criminal prosecution.
This act provides that a person is eligible to receive immunity not more than two (2) times in a twelve (12) month period. This act specifies conditions that must be satisfied in order for a person to be eligible to receive immunity for a second time in a twelve (12) month period. This act provides definitions of a drug overdose event and good faith.
SF0077 – Compelled speech is not free speech.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0077
This bill prohibits the state and its political subdivisions from compelling or requiring an employee to refer to another employee using that employee's preferred pronouns as a condition of employment, as a condition of receiving a grant or other funding or under threat of adverse action by the state or a political subdivision. The bill authorizes a civil action for persons aggrieved by a violation of this act. The bill specifies that this act applies to conduct occurring on or after July 1, 2025.
SF0086 – Alternative teaching certificate.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0086
This act requires the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (Board) to create an alternative certification of teachers, which is limited to the subject areas and grade levels an applicant has successfully completed. To be eligible for an alternative certification under this act, a person must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have successfully completed an accredited or nonaccredited alternative certification program or pathway approved by the Board. The accredited or nonaccredited alternative certification program must, at a minimum, require passage of a subject area examination, pedagogy examination, United States Constitution examination, and Wyoming Constitution examination.
SF0121 – Rodeo license plate.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0121
This act provides for the creation and sale of rodeo license plates for any motor vehicle that is not a commercial motor vehicle. This act establishes an application form for the rodeo license plates and allows for monetary donations of twenty dollars ($20.00) or more from applicants. The donations are collected and deposited into a separate account, and the donations from the previous year are distributed evenly between the University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college for purposes of supporting the rodeo programs at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges.
The act requires the Department of Transportation design the rodeo license plates and requires that the license plate include the language "Rodeo – The official sport of Wyoming." This act requires the Department of Transportation to make the license plates available beginning January 1, 2026. It also ceases production of the plates if five hundred (500) sets of plates are not issued before December 31, 2031.
SF0138 – Energy impact on Wyoming economy-study.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0138
This act requires the Wyoming Energy Authority to complete a study on the economic impact of energy and the energy industry in Wyoming. The study must include, among other things, a determination of the economic impact of energy production in Wyoming, the amount of state and local taxes that Wyoming's energy producers and generators contribute annually, the number of employees in Wyoming that energy producers and generators have employed, a measure of the amount of annual payroll from Wyoming's energy industry, and other economic benefits that Wyoming's energy industry has provided.
The act authorizes the Wyoming Energy Authority to request the assistance of any state agency and higher-education institution in Wyoming in completing the study; upon receiving a request, the agency or institution must provide support and information for the study. The Wyoming Energy Authority must submit a report of the study to the Joint Appropriations Committee, the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, and the Joint Minerals, Business, and Economic Development Interim Committee.
SF0168 – Budget reserve account-repeal.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0168
The budget reserve account is an account separate from the general fund that holds a specified reserve amount of revenues, along with other revenues required to flow into the budget reserve account by law. The account is primarily used for budgeting purposes and to ensure sufficient funds are available in the general fund to fund the operations of government. This act repeals the budget reserve account. On July 1, 2026, funds in the budget reserve account will be transferred to the general fund. Funds required to be deposited in the budget reserve account will be deposited in the general fund, and obligations on the budget reserve account will be paid from the general fund. The act makes various conforming amendments, including a requirement that a specified percentage of revenues must be held in the general fund as a reserve amount (functioning similar to how the budget reserve account currently functions).
SF0169 – Strategic investments and projects account-repeal.
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0169
In 2013, the Legislature created the Strategic Investments and Projects Account (SIPA). The account has received various revenues, and funds in the account have been expended for, among other things, construction and maintenance projects. This act, as line-item vetoed by the Governor, appears to require that all earnings in excess of two and one‑half percent (2.5%) of the previous five (5) year average market value of the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund be transferred to the SIPA. Previously, those excess earnings were distributed in equal amounts to the SIPA and the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account.
The act requires a transfer of ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) from the SIPA to the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources for the siting, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Wyoming State Shooting Complex. As stated in the Governor's veto letter, the Governor intends for this act, as line-item vetoed, to require a transfer of the Wyoming State Penitentiary Capital Construction Account to the Department of Corrections for purposes of the Department's security systems.
