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STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0373
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1HB0134
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0134
Taxpayer funds-sexually explicit events prohibited-2.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Guggenmos, Brady, Johnson,
Lawley, Lucas, Webb and Webber and
Senator(s) Boner and Pearson
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the administration of the government;
2 prohibiting specified entities from contributing to or
3 sponsoring sexually explicit events; authorizing specified
4 persons to determine if an event is sexually explicit;
5 creating a mechanism for repaying state or federal funds as
6 specified; authorizing an appeals process; providing
7 definitions; and providing for an effective date.
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11. W.S. 9-4-1401 is created to read:
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13 ARTICLE 14
14 STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT EVENTS
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4 (a) As used in this section, "sexually explicit
5 event" means any show, exhibition or presentation before an
6 audience that lewdly or lasciviously depicts or simulates
7 nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, prosthetic or
8 imitation genitals or breasts, subject to determination by
9 the entities specified in subsection (c) of this section.
10 "Sexually explicit event" shall include drag queen events.
11 "Sexually explicit event" shall not include age appropriate
12 sexual education instruction at the primary, secondary,
13 undergraduate or graduate level.
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15 (b) No executive, legislative or judicial branch
16 agency, department or institution, nor any city, town,
17 county or political subdivision, including the University
18 of Wyoming, the community colleges and school districts,
19 shall use state or federal funds, personnel, facilities or
20 equipment to sponsor or contribute to a sexually explicit
21 event.
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3HB01341 (c) Upon request by the sponsor of an event, the
2 following entities shall determine whether an event is
3 sexually explicit:
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5 (i) For all executive branch agencies, the
6 governor;
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8 (ii) For the University of Wyoming, the board of
9 trustees for the university;
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11 (iii) For community colleges, the applicable
12 community college board;
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14 (iv) For primary and secondary public schools,
15 the applicable local school board;
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17 (v) For cities and towns, the applicable
18 governing body;
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20 (vi) For counties, the applicable board of
21 county commissioners;
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4HB01341 (vii) For the judicial branch, the chief
2 justice;
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4 (viii) For the legislative branch, the president
5 of the senate and the speaker of the house of
6 representatives.
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8 (d) In determining whether an event is sexually
9 explicit under subsection (c) of this section, the
10 following shall apply:
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12 (i) A determination shall be made within thirty
13 (30) calendar days of receiving a request;
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15 (ii) The requestor shall have fifteen (15)
16 calendar days after a decision regarding whether the event
17 is sexually explicit to appeal that decision; and
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19 (iii) An appeal under this subsection shall be
20 considered a contested case hearing that shall be conducted
21 in the same manner as a contested case hearing under the
22 Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
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5HB01341 (e) If it is determined that state or federal funds
2 were used for a sexually explicit event, the recipient
3 shall repay the funds expended to the granting entity
4 within twenty (20) business days of the determination.
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6. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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8 (END)