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HB0099 • 2015

Statutes-gender neutral terms.

AN ACT relating to general statutory provisions; providing that statutes, memorials and resolutions shall be written in gender neutral terms as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Connolly
Last action
2015-01-29
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

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Amendments

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HB0099H2001

2nd reading • Steinmetz

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by Steinmetz

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HB0099H3001

3rd reading • Nicholas, B.

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 3rd reading by Nicholas, B.

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HB0099HW001

Committee of the Whole • Petroff

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by Petroff

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Bill History

  1. 2015-01-29 House

    H 3rd Reading:Failed 24-36-0-0-0

  2. 2015-01-29 House

    Amendment Adopted

  3. 2015-01-28 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  4. 2015-01-28 House

    Amendment adopted 34-26-0-0-0

  5. 2015-01-27 House

    H COW:Passed

  6. 2015-01-27 House

    Amendment Adopted

  7. 2015-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  8. 2015-01-26 House

    Travel:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0

  9. 2015-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel

  10. 2015-01-15 House

    H Received for Introduction

  11. 2015-01-14 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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2015
STATE OF WYOMING
15LSO-0280
Numbered
2.1

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0099

Statutes-gender neutral terms.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly, Berger, Campbell, Dayton, Halverson, Harvey, Kasperik, Petroff, Steinmetz, Throne and Wilson and Senator(s) Craft

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to general statutory provisions; providing that statutes, memorials and resolutions shall be written in gender neutral terms as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 8
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1
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110 is created to read:

8
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110.

Gender neutral terms.

(a)

Any statute, memorial or resolution enacted, adopted or amended after July 1, 2015
,
shall be written in
gender neutral terms unless a specification of gender is intended.

(b)

No statute, memorial or resolution is invalid because it does not comply with this section.

Section
2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
2015
.

(END)

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