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WY HB 143

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Free speech for health care providers.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Description

AN ACT relating to health care providers; prohibiting state agencies and boards from discriminating against health care providers based on the providers' speech and expressions; prohibiting state agencies and boards from contracting with or requiring health care providers to be licensed by specified boards and agencies; requiring health care providers to be notified of specified complaints; authorizing causes of action as specified; providing definitions; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; and providing for an effective date.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Status date
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Latest action
2026-02-23 — H COW:H Did not consider for COW
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ottmanprimary
  • Laursen, Dcosponsor
  • Smithcosponsor
  • McCanncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-23

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

    committee-failure

  2. 2026-02-19

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2026-02-19

    H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-11

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 47-13-2-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-10

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  6. 2026-02-10

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

  • Amendment HB0143HW002 (Committee of the Whole)Compare
  • Amendment HB0143HW001 (Committee of the Whole)Compare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 47-13-2-0-0

    2026-02-11 · pass · 47-13

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • L: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • K: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Byron: no
    • E: no
    • Chestek: no
    • Davis: no
    • Erickson: no
    • Harshman: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Nicholas: no
    • Posey: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Wylie: no
    • Filer: excused
    • Kelly: excused

  • H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

    2026-02-19 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (9)
    • CLOUSTON: yes
    • GUGGENMOS: yes
    • HOEFT: yes
    • MCCANN: yes
    • OTTMAN: yes
    • THAYER: yes
    • WASSERBURGER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ-WILLIAMS: yes
    • YIN: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0143

Attribution

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