Sen. Bo Biteman

Maddy summaryWyoming's SF 1004 prohibits employers from requiring employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment or discriminating against them based on vaccination status. It applies to all employers and employees in the state, making it illegal to refuse hiring, alter pay, or change working conditions due to vaccination status. Violations carry misdemeanor penalties of up to six months in jail, a $750 fine, or both. Affected employees can also sue for at least $500,000 in damages plus additional relief.

Maddy summaryHB 1010 (Grace Smith Medical Freedom Act) would require Wyoming county and state health officers to grant written waivers for K-12 students' immunization requirements or mask mandates upon request from parents, guardians, or authorized adults. The bill specifies health officers must process these requests within seven business days, with exemptions allowed for religious objections or medical contraindications. Students with granted waivers would still be excluded from school during vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks, as determined by health authorities. This proposed legislation, introduced in 2021 but never advanced, would directly affect K-12 students and their families seeking exemptions from school health requirements.

Maddy summaryHB 1014 prohibits employers from firing, threatening to fire, or coercing employees based on their COVID-19 vaccination status or related "immunity passport" documentation. It directly protects employees in Wyoming and holds employers liable for violations through remedies like reinstatement, up to $40,000 in damages per violation, and payment of legal fees. The bill amends Wyoming law to define key terms (like "vaccination status" and "immunity passport") and adds penalties for threatening employment to compel vaccination. It took effect immediately upon enactment under Wyoming's constitutional process.

Maddy summarySF 1014 prohibits employers from discharging, threatening to discharge, intimidating, blackmailing, or coercing employees based on their COVID-19 vaccination status or related documentation, such as a digital "immunity passport" showing vaccination or recovery. The bill creates legal remedies for affected employees, including reinstatement, up to $40,000 in damages per violation, and recovery of attorney fees. It also amends Wyoming's blackmail statute to specifically criminalize threatening an employee's job or educational opportunities to compel vaccination. The law would take effect immediately upon enactment.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires Wyoming county and state health officers to grant waivers for school immunization requirements and mask mandates for K-12 students upon written request from parents, legal guardians, or authorized adults. Waivers must be approved within seven business days for religious objections or medical contraindications to vaccines, and for mask mandates. The bill does not eliminate immunization or mask requirements but creates a standardized process for requesting exemptions. It applies directly to students attending Wyoming public or private schools from kindergarten through 12th grade. The law takes effect immediately upon becoming law.

2021/Summaries/SF0157.pdf

2021/Summaries/SF0085.pdf

2021/Summaries/HB0253.pdf