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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
2		-	BILL NO. HB0032
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to common law, statutes and rules of
8		-	construction; specifying definitions and standards for the
9		-	application of a person's biological sex in law, rules or
10		-	regulations; providing for the law to distinguish between
11		-	accommodations for males and females; requiring the
12		-	collection of vital statistics and other data to identify
13		-	persons as male or female at birth; and providing for an
14		-	effective date.
15		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
16		-	Section 1. W.S. 8-1-110 is created to read:
17		-	8-1-110. References to males and females; separate
18		-	accommodations for males and females; data reporting
19		-	requirements.
20		-	(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
21		-	respect to the application of a person's biological sex
22		-	under any law or rule and regulation in this state, the
23		-	following definitions and standards shall apply:
24		-	(i) A person's "sex" means the person's
25		-	biological sex, either male or female, at birth;
26		-	(ii) "Female" means a person who has, had, will
27		-	have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or
28		-	intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive
29		-	system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes
30		-	eggs for fertilization;
31		-	(iii) "Male" means a person who has, had, will
32		-	have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or
33		-	intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
34		-	BILL NO. HB0032
35		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
36		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
37		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-0238
	4	+	ENGROSSED
	5	+	1HB0032
	6	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0032
	7	+	What is a Woman Act.
	8	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lien, Allemand, Angelos,
	9	+	Bear, Brady, Campbell, K, Guggenmos, Heiner,
	10	+	Hoeft, McCann, Pendergraft and Webb and
	11	+	Senator(s) Pearson
	12	+	A BILL
	13	+	for
	14	+	1 AN ACT relating to common law, statutes and rules of
	15	+	2 construction; specifying definitions and standards for the
	16	+	3 application of a person's biological sex in law, rules or
	17	+	4 regulations; providing for the law to distinguish between
	18	+	5 accommodations for males and females; requiring the
	19	+	6 collection of vital statistics and other data to identify
	20	+	7 persons as male or female at birth; and providing for an
	21	+	8 effective date.
	22	+	9
	23	+	10
	24	+	11
	25	+	12W.S. 8-1-110 is created to read:
	26	+	13 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0238
	27	+	ENGROSSED
	28	+	2HB00321
38	29		2
39		-	system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes
40		-	sperm for fertilization;
41		-	(iv) The terms "woman" and "girl" refer to human
42		-	females, and the terms "man" and "boy" refer to human
43		-	males;
44		-	(v) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex;
45		-	(vi) "Father" means a parent of the male sex;
46		-	(vii) With respect to biological sex, the term
47		-	"equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
48		-	(viii) With respect to biological sex, separate
49		-	accommodations are not inherently unequal; and
50		-	(ix) A person born with a medically recognized
51		-	condition of a disorder or difference in sex development
52		-	shall not be denied legal protections and accommodations
53		-	afforded under applicable law.
54		-	(b) The legislature finds that laws, rules and
55		-	regulations that distinguish between the sexes are subject
56		-	to intermediate constitutional scrutiny. Intermediate
57		-	constitutional scrutiny forbids unfair discrimination
58		-	against similarly situated male and female persons but
59		-	allows the law to distinguish between the sexes where such
60		-	distinctions are substantially related to important
61		-	governmental objectives.
62		-	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
63		-	contrary, laws, rules and regulations that recognize or
64		-	enforce distinctions between the sexes with respect to
65		-	athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
66		-	BILL NO. HB0032
67		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
68		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
69		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
70	30		3
71		-	violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms,
72		-	restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are
73		-	implicated and that result in separate accommodations
74		-	between the sexes are substantially related to the
75		-	important governmental objectives of protecting the health,
76		-	safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances.
77		-	(d) Any school district, or public school thereof,
78		-	and any state agency, department, office or other political
79		-	subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose
80		-	of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the
81		-	purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime,
82		-	economic or other data shall, when identification by sex is
83		-	used, identify each person who is part of the collected
84		-	data set as either male or female consistent with the
85		-	persons sex at birth. ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED
86		-	BILL NO. HB0032
87		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 73, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
88		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
89		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
90		-	4Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
91		-	completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
92		-	as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
93		-	Constitution.
94		-	(END)
95		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
96		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
97		-	Chief Clerk
	31	+	4
	32	+	5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
	33	+	6 respect to the application of a person's biological sex
	34	+	7 under any law or rule and regulation in this state, the
	35	+	8 following definitions and standards shall apply:
	36	+	9
	37	+	10 (i) A person's "sex" means the person's
	38	+	11 biological sex, either male or female, at birth;
	39	+	12
	40	+	13 (ii) "Female" means a person who has, had, will
	41	+	14 have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or
	42	+	15 intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive
	43	+	16 system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes
	44	+	17 eggs for fertilization;
	45	+	18
	46	+	19 (iii) "Male" means a person who has, had, will
	47	+	20 have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or
	48	+	21 intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive
	49	+	22 system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes
	50	+	23 sperm for fertilization; 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0238
	51	+	ENGROSSED
	52	+	3HB00321
	53	+	2 (iv) The terms "woman" and "girl" refer to human
	54	+	3 females, and the terms "man" and "boy" refer to human
	55	+	4 males;
	56	+	5
	57	+	6 (v) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex;
	58	+	7
	59	+	8 (vi) "Father" means a parent of the male sex;
	60	+	9
	61	+	10 (vii) With respect to biological sex, the term
	62	+	11 "equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
	63	+	12
	64	+	13 (viii) With respect to biological sex, separate
	65	+	14 accommodations are not inherently unequal; and
	66	+	15
	67	+	16 (ix) A person born with a medically recognized
	68	+	17 condition of a disorder or difference in sex development
	69	+	18 shall be provided legal protections and accommodations
	70	+	19 afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as
	71	+	20 amended, and any other applicable Wyoming law.
	72	+	21
	73	+	22 (b) The legislature finds that laws, rules and
	74	+	23 regulations that distinguish between the sexes are subject 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0238
	75	+	ENGROSSED
	76	+	4HB0032
	77	+	1 to intermediate constitutional scrutiny. Intermediate
	78	+	2 constitutional scrutiny forbids unfair discrimination
	79	+	3 against similarly situated male and female persons but
	80	+	4 allows the law to distinguish between the sexes where such
	81	+	5 distinctions are substantially related to important
	82	+	6 governmental objectives.
	83	+	7
	84	+	8 (c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
	85	+	9 contrary, laws, rules and regulations that recognize or
	86	+	10 enforce distinctions between the sexes with respect to
	87	+	11 athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic
	88	+	12 violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms,
	89	+	13 restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are
	90	+	14 implicated and that result in separate accommodations
	91	+	15 between the sexes are substantially related to the
	92	+	16 important governmental objectives of protecting the health,
	93	+	17 safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances.
	94	+	18
	95	+	19 (d) Any school district, or public school thereof,
	96	+	20 and any state agency, department, office or other political
	97	+	21 subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose
	98	+	22 of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the
	99	+	23 purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0238
	100	+	ENGROSSED
	101	+	5HB0032
	102	+	1 economic or other data shall identify each person who is
	103	+	2 part of the collected data set as either male or female
	104	+	3 consistent with the persons sex at birth.
	105	+	4
	106	+	5. This act is effective immediately upon
	107	+	6 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
	108	+	7 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
	109	+	8 Constitution.
	110	+	9
	111	+	10 (END)