Living organ donor protection.
HB 165, "Living organ donor protection," prohibits Wyoming insurance companies from discriminating against individuals who have donated an organ while alive. The bill makes it illegal for insurers to deny, cancel, or increase premiums for life or long-term care insurance solely based on a person's status as a living organ donor, or to reduce coverage benefits without proven additional health risks. It also prevents insurers from requiring donors to forgo future donations as a condition of coverage. The law applies to all such insurance policies issued in Wyoming on or after July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Signed Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2023 · House Feb 6, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 17, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0043
legislature
Feb 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Feb 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin O'Hearn
RRepublican
Co
Art Washut
RRepublican
Co
Wendy Schuler
RRepublican
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