The amendment adds a personal exemption to mandatory immunizations for school children and clarifies that requiring immunization as a condition of employment is discriminatory.
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HB1006
Vaccine Requirements and Limitations
Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM
In one sentence
This act sets rules about vaccine requirements in schools, workplaces, and public services, allowing exemptions for personal reasons and requiring reasonable accommodations for those who cannot or will not show proof of vaccination.
What it does
- Requires health care facilities to offer reasonable accommodations to people unable or unwilling to provide proof of immunization when visiting patients or residents.
- Requires governmental entities and providers of essential services to offer reasonable accommodations to individuals seeking access to publicly funded services if they cannot or will not show proof of vaccination.
- Adds personal exemptions to mandatory school vaccinations, allowing parents to opt out based on personal beliefs.
- Prohibits employers from requiring immunization as a condition of employment unless the unvaccinated employee poses an undue hardship or direct threat to others' health and safety.
Who it affects
- Health care facilities
- Government agencies and public employees
- School administrators and students
- Employers and employees
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Committee of the Whole.
- It is unclear how many people would choose to use personal exemptions in schools.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Reasonable accommodation
- Changes in policy, process, location or other measures that allow people who can't provide proof of vaccination to access services without creating undue hardship.
- Undue hardship
- A significant difficulty or expense for an employer or service provider when accommodating someone's needs.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
1 roll call
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-02021-10-27 · House6 yes 2 no
- Yes
- 6
- No
- 2
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Official activity
Bill history
- H COW:H Did not consider for COWHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0House
- H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO
Changes
Amendments
2 stored
The amendment adds provisions to allow certain individuals to receive reasonable accommodations if they cannot provide proof of immunization.