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HB0149

Prohibiting Discriminatory Abortions

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

This act prohibits abortions based on certain reasons such as disability or sex and imposes penalties for violations.

What it does

  • Bans doctors from performing abortions if they know the reason is related to a disability, sex, race, color, national origin, or ancestry of the fetus.
  • Makes it a felony offense with up to fourteen years in prison for violating this ban.
  • Allows people who are harmed by these violations to sue for damages.
  • Requires health care licensing boards to review and update their rules to comply with this act.

Who it affects

  • Doctors and other healthcare providers
  • People seeking abortions

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not enacted into law.
  • It is unclear how many people would be affected by this act since it did not become a law.

Plain language

Terms to know

Disability
A disease, defect or disorder that limits major life activities such as physical, mental, intellectual disabilities, disfigurement, scoliosis, dwarfism, Down syndrome, albinism, amelia, meromelia, or a lethal fetal anomaly.
Lethal Fetal Anomaly
A condition diagnosed before birth that will likely result in the death of the child within three months after birth if born alive.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 11:30 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it prohibits abortions based on selective reasons such as sex, race, or disability, which he believes helps families and society by protecting unborn children from discrimination.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:11:24 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because she believes it interferes with doctors' ability to have meaningful conversations with patients regarding care decisions when fetal abnormalities are detected.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:13:17 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-02022-02-24 · House7 yes 2 no
Yes
7
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 7

Clarence StyvarR · H12Jamie L FlitnerH26John Romero-MartinezH44Pepper OttmanR · H34Robert WharffR · H49Susan S WilsonH07Timothy P HallinanH32

No 2

Andrea LeBeauH33Catherine R ConnollyH13
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 46-14-0-0-02022-02-18 · House46 yes 14 no
Yes
46
No
14
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 46

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Art WashutR · H36Barry CragoR · H40Bill FortnerH52Charles J GrayH57Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clark D StithH48Clifford M JenningsH30Cyrus WesternH51Dan LaursenR · H25Danny EyreH19Donald E Burkhart JrH15Ember OakleyH55Eric BarlowR · H03Evan J SimpsonH21JD WilliamsR · H02Jamie L FlitnerH26Jared OlsenR · H11Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Jerry A ObermuellerH56John BearR · H31John C EklundH10John Romero-MartinezH44John WinterR · H28Joseph E MacGuireH35Kevin O'HearnH59Landon BrownR · H09Lloyd LarsenR · H54Mark H BakerH60Mark S KinnerH29Michael D GreearH27Ocean AndrewR · H46Pepper OttmanR · H34RODRIG-WILLIAMSRobert A ClausenH06Robert WharffR · H49Sandy NewsomeH24Scott HeinerR · H18Shelly DuncanH05Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Theodore J BlackburnH42Timothy P HallinanH32William D HendersonH41

No 14

Andrea LeBeauH33Andrew W SchwartzH23Bob NicholasR · H08Catherine R ConnollyH13Chad BanksH17Dan ZwonitzerH43James A RoscoeH22Jerry D PaxtonH47Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Marshall BurtH39Mike YinD · H16Patrick SweeneyH58Thomas J WaltersH38Trey SherwoodD · H14

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H COW:H Did not consider for COWHouse
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0House
  4. H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 46-14-0-0-0House
  5. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  6. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0149HS001

The amendment removes certain phrases from the bill text related to performing abortions.