Ban on government social scoring with AI.
This Wyoming bill prohibits state and local government agencies from using artificial intelligence to assign "social scores" based on personal behavior or characteristics, which could lead to unfair treatment (like denying services for unrelated reasons). It specifically bans AI systems from identifying individuals using biometric data (e.g., fingerprints, facial recognition) without consent, except for health data covered under HIPAA. The law applies broadly to all government entities - including counties, schools, and departments - excluding universities and certain health districts. It takes effect July 1, 2026.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Feb 23, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
42–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican52
69% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (42-15-1)
house
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 44-17-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Yin
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Rothfuss
DDemocratic
Co
Karlee Provenza
DDemocratic
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