Wyoming2025Inactive
HB0222
Medical Ethics Defense Act-2
Last scannedOct 25, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This act allows healthcare professionals and institutions in Wyoming the right not to participate in or pay for certain health care services if it goes against their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs.
What it does
- Gives healthcare professionals, institutions, and payers the right to refuse participation in or payment for specific health care services that go against their conscience.
- Protects these entities from discrimination when they exercise their rights based on conscience.
- Allows religious-based healthcare organizations to make decisions consistent with their beliefs regarding employment, staffing, contracting, and admitting privileges.
Who it affects
- Healthcare professionals, institutions, and payers in Wyoming
- Patients seeking specific health care services
Limits and unknowns
- The bill is inactive and has died in committee.
- It does not specify which health care services are covered under the right of conscience.
- Details about enforcement mechanisms and penalties are not provided.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Conscience
- The ethical, moral or religious beliefs that guide the decisions of healthcare professionals, institutions, and payers.
- Discrimination
- An adverse action taken against a healthcare professional, institution, or payer for not participating in or paying for health care services based on conscience.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 5, 8:07 AM
Couldn't find a published reason.
Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
3 roll calls
S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-02025-02-27 · Senate2 yes 3 no
- Yes
- 2
- No
- 3
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-02025-02-12 · House51 yes 9 no
- Yes
- 51
- No
- 9
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 51
Abby AngelosR · H03Andrew ByronR · H22Ann LucasR · H43Art WashutR · H36Bill AllemandR · H58Bob DavisR · H47Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Cody WylieR · H39Dalton BanksR · H26Daniel SinghR · H61Darin McCannR · H48Gary BrownR · H41Ivan PoseyD · H33Jacob WasserburgerR · H11Jayme LienR · H38JD WilliamsR · H02Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Joel GuggenmosR · H55Joe WebbR · H19John BearR · H31John C EklundH10John WinterR · H28J.T. LarsonR · H17Ken CloustonR · H32Ken PendergraftR · H29Kevin CampbellR · H62Laurie BrattenR · H51Lee FilerR · H44Lloyd LarsenR · H54Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Marlene BradyR · H60Martha LawleyR · H27McKay EricksonR · H21Mike SchmidR · H20Nina WebberR · H24Ocean AndrewR · H46Pam ThayerR · H15Paul HoeftR · H25Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Robert WharffR · H49Rob GeringerR · H42Scott HeinerR · H18Steve HarshmanR · H37Steve JohnsonR · H08Tomi StrockR · H06Tom KellyR · H30Tony LockeR · H35
No 9
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-0-1-02025-02-03 · House7 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 7
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 1
- Excused
- 0
- Conflict
- 0
Official activity
Bill history
- S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Senate
- S No report prior to CoW CutoffSenate
- S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0Senate
- S Introduced and Referred to S10 - LaborSenate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0House
- H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
- H COW:PassedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-0-1-0House
- H Introduced and Referred to H10 - LaborHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO