Wyoming2024Did Not Pass
HB0059
Stopping Discrimination About Masks, Vaccines, and Tests
Last scannedOct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This act stops businesses from discriminating against people based on their mask-wearing habits, vaccination status, or medical testing results.
What it does
- It makes it illegal for anyone to refuse services, goods, facilities, advantages, or privileges to someone because of their mask-wearing habit, vaccination status, or refusal to take a COVID-19 test.
- It bans businesses from advertising that they require customers to wear masks, be vaccinated, or get tested as a condition for using their services.
- It allows people who are discriminated against to sue the business and receive up to $5,000 in damages.
Who it affects
- Businesses that offer public goods or services
- People who use these businesses
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.
- It only applies if the bill had become law before March 1, 2024.
Plain language
Terms to know
- COVID-19 medical testing
- Tests to detect, diagnose, or monitor COVID-19, including molecular tests and blood tests.
- Face covering
- A mask or protective cover for the mouth and nose used to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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Bill history
- H Did not Consider for IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO