HB 64 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Chemical abortions-ultrasound requirement.

HB 64 requires healthcare providers to offer an ultrasound to women seeking a chemical abortion (using drugs) at least 48 hours before dispensing the medication. The ultrasound must show the fetus and, if audible, the heartbeat, and providers must document details like the date, physician, and fetal age. Before providing the abortion drugs, the physician or pharmacist must verify the ultrasound occurred. The law excludes exceptions for life-saving care, ectopic pregnancy, or medical treatments where the fetus may be harmed, and penalties for non-compliance apply only to providers (not patients). This directly affects women seeking medication abortions and the healthcare facilities providing them in Wyoming.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 4 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers. The main substantive changes involve clarifying the definition of 'chemical abortion' to specify it applies only after pregnancy confirmation through medical testing, and adding a verification requirement for health care providers to confirm the ultrasound occurred before dispensing abortion drugs. The penalty for violations was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on chemical abortions in Wyoming, but the definition was refined to exclude use of medications before pregnancy confirmation, and the applicability now explicitly includes verification requirements for health care providers dispensing abortion drugs.
DEFINITION

Definition of 'chemical abortion' was modified to specify it applies only after pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing, rather than at any point in the process.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement for health care providers to verify that the ultrasound occurred before dispensing abortion drugs or substances to a pregnant woman.

Updated the ultrasound documentation requirements to include confirmation of intrauterine pregnancy and gestational age instead of the unborn baby's age and weight.

ENFORCEMENT

Penalty for violating the ultrasound requirement was reduced from a felony with up to five years imprisonment and $20,000 fine to a misdemeanor with up to six months imprisonment and $9,000 fine.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House Jan 30, 2025

How they voted

247
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
24 Yea 5 Nay
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 4, 2025
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 47-12-3-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-13-1-0-0
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

Sponsors