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HB0048

Renaming a Public Fund Account

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

The bill renames the 'deaf, dumb and blind account' to include more accurate descriptions for people with hearing or visual impairments.

What it does

  • Changes the name of an existing public fund account from 'deaf, dumb and blind account' to 'hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired account'.
  • Updates Wyoming state law in Section 9-4-310(a)(i) to reflect this new name.
  • Sets July 1, 2024 as the date when this change takes effect.

Who it affects

  • People who receive funds from or are involved with the renamed account.
  • State officials responsible for managing public funds and accounts.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass during the session.
  • It does not specify how much funding is involved or who benefits directly from this change.

Plain language

Terms to know

Permanent land fund
A fund that holds revenue from grants of land given to Wyoming by federal acts, used to support certain institutions or purposes.
Deaf, dumb and blind account
An existing public fund account in Wyoming that is being renamed for clarity.

Official record

Sources

Validated
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill textStored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 6:23 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that renaming the account removes antiquated and disparaging language from the 1800s, allowing children with hearing or visual impairments to be recognized as intelligent and valued members of society without negative labels.

Public statementFloor statement at 48:25 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

2 roll calls

H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-02024-02-21 · House7 yes 2 no
Yes
7
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 7

Forrest ChadwickH62Ken CloustonR · H32Kevin O'HearnH59Mike YinD · H16Sarah PennH33Tamara TrujilloH44ZWONITZER

No 2

Ben HornokH42Jeanette WardH57
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 55-6-1-0-02024-02-14 · House55 yes 6 no
Yes
55
No
6
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 55

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Andrew ByronR · H22Art WashutR · H36Barry CragoR · H40Bill AllemandR · H58Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Clark D StithH48Cody WylieR · H39Cyrus WesternH51Dalton BanksR · H26Dan ZwonitzerH43Daniel SinghR · H61Dave L ZwonitzerH08David E NorthrupH25Donald E Burkhart JrH15Ember OakleyH55Forrest ChadwickH62J.T. LarsonR · H17Jared OlsenR · H11Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Jerry A ObermuellerH56John BearR · H31John C EklundH10Jon ConradH19Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Ken ChestekD · H13Ken CloustonR · H32Ken PendergraftR · H29Kevin O'HearnH59Landon BrownR · H09Lane AllredH21Liz StorerD · H23Lloyd LarsenR · H54Martha LawleyR · H27Mike YinD · H16Ocean AndrewR · H46Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Ryan BergerH49Sandy NewsomeH24Sarah PennH33Scott HeinerR · H18Steve HarshmanR · H37Tamara TrujilloH44Thomas J WaltersH38Tomi StrockR · H06Tony LockeR · H35Tony NiemiecH60Trey SherwoodD · H14William D HendersonH41

No 6

Allen SlagleH02Ben HornokH42Clifford M JenningsH30Jeanette WardH57John WinterR · H28Scott SmithR · H05

Excused 1

Abby AngelosR · H03

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 55-6-1-0-0House
  5. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  6. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

HB0048HS001

The amendment changes the wording in HB0048 to include 'nonverbal' before 'hard' and adds a new section making the act effective immediately upon completion of all necessary steps for it to become law.