| 1 | | - | ORIGINAL SENATE |
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| 2 | | - | FILE NO. SF0077 |
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| 3 | | - | ENROLLED ACT NO. 23, SENATE |
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| 4 | | - | SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 5 | | - | 2025 GENERAL SESSION |
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| 2 | + | STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 3 | + | 25LSO-0031 |
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| 4 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 5 | + | 1SF0077 |
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| 6 | + | SENATE FILE NO. SF0077 |
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| 7 | + | Compelled speech is not free speech. |
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| 8 | + | Sponsored by: Senator(s) Hutchings, Boner, Ide, Smith, D |
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| 9 | + | and Steinmetz and Representative(s) Andrew, |
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| 10 | + | Banks, Bear, Haroldson, Neiman and Smith, S |
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| 11 | + | A BILL |
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| 12 | + | for |
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| 13 | + | 1 AN ACT relating to the administration of government; |
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| 14 | + | 2 prohibiting the state and its political subdivisions from |
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| 15 | + | 3 requiring the use of preferred pronouns; authorizing a |
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| 16 | + | 4 civil remedy; and providing for an effective date. |
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| 18 | + | 6 |
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| 19 | + | 7 |
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| 20 | + | 8. W.S. 9-14-601 is created to read: |
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| 21 | + | 9 |
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| 22 | + | 10 ARTICLE 6 |
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| 23 | + | 11 COMPELLED OR PROHIBITED SPEECH |
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| 26 | + | 14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0031 |
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| 27 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 28 | + | 2SF00771 (a) The state and its political subdivisions shall |
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| 29 | + | 2 not compel or require an employee to refer to another |
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| 30 | + | 3 employee using that employee's preferred pronouns: |
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| 31 | + | 4 |
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| 32 | + | 5 (i) As a condition of continuing or commencing |
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| 33 | + | 6 employment or contracting with the state or a political |
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| 34 | + | 7 subdivision; |
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| 35 | + | 8 |
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| 36 | + | 9 (ii) As a condition of receiving a grant, loan, |
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| 37 | + | 10 permit, contract, license or other benefit afforded by the |
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| 38 | + | 11 state or a political subdivision; or |
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| 39 | + | 12 |
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| 40 | + | 13 (iii) Under threat of adverse action by the |
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| 41 | + | 14 state or a political subdivision, including but not limited |
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| 42 | + | 15 to an adverse employment action, exclusion, sanction or |
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| 43 | + | 16 punishment. |
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| 44 | + | 17 |
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| 45 | + | 18 (b) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection |
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| 46 | + | 19 (a) of this section may file a civil action in any court of |
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| 47 | + | 20 competent jurisdiction against the state or any political |
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| 48 | + | 21 subdivision, and its employees acting in their official |
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| 49 | + | 22 capacities, responsible for the violation to seek |
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| 50 | + | 23 injunctive or declaratory relief. 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-0031 |
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| 51 | + | ENGROSSED |
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| 52 | + | 3SF0077 |
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| 7 | | - | AN ACT relating to the administration of government; |
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| 8 | | - | prohibiting the state and its political subdivisions from |
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| 9 | | - | requiring the use of preferred pronouns; authorizing a |
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| 10 | | - | civil remedy; and providing for an effective date. |
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| 11 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: |
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| 12 | | - | Section 1. W.S. 9-14-601 is created to read: |
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| 13 | | - | ARTICLE 6 |
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| 14 | | - | COMPELLED OR PROHIBITED SPEECH |
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| 15 | | - | 9-14-601. Compelled speech; civil action. |
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| 16 | | - | (a) The state and its political subdivisions shall |
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| 17 | | - | not compel or require an employee to refer to another |
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| 18 | | - | employee using that employee's preferred pronouns: |
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| 19 | | - | (i) As a condition of continuing or commencing |
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| 20 | | - | employment or contracting with the state or a political |
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| 21 | | - | subdivision; |
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| 22 | | - | (ii) As a condition of receiving a grant, loan, |
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| 23 | | - | permit, contract, license or other benefit afforded by the |
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| 24 | | - | state or a political subdivision; or |
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| 25 | | - | (iii) Under threat of adverse action by the |
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| 26 | | - | state or a political subdivision, including but not limited |
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| 27 | | - | to an adverse employment action, exclusion, sanction or |
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| 28 | | - | punishment. |
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| 29 | | - | (b) Any person aggrieved by a violation of subsection |
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| 30 | | - | (a) of this section may file a civil action in any court of |
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| 31 | | - | competent jurisdiction against the state or any political |
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| 32 | | - | subdivision, and its employees acting in their official ORIGINAL SENATE |
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| 33 | | - | FILE NO. SF0077 |
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| 34 | | - | ENROLLED ACT NO. 23, SENATE |
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| 35 | | - | SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING |
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| 36 | | - | 2025 GENERAL SESSION |
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| 37 | | - | 2 |
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| 38 | | - | capacities, responsible for the violation to seek |
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| 39 | | - | injunctive or declaratory relief. |
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| 40 | | - | Section 2. |
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| 41 | | - | or after July 1, 2025 to which liability under this act |
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| 42 | | - | applies. |
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| 43 | | - | Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 44 | | - | (END) |
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| 45 | | - | Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________ |
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| 46 | | - | I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate. |
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| 47 | | - | Chief Clerk |
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| 54 | + | 2. This act applies to conduct occurring on |
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| 55 | + | 3 or after July 1, 2025 to which liability under this act |
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| 56 | + | 4 applies. |
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| 57 | + | 5 |
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| 58 | + | 6This act is effective July 1, 2025. |
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| 59 | + | 7 |
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| 60 | + | 8 (END) |
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