Health mandates-CDC and WHO jurisdiction in Wyoming.

Plain English Breakdown

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Health Mandates Ban in Wyoming

This act stops federal and international health organizations from making rules about masks, vaccines, or tests for COVID-19 and its variants in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits the CDC and WHO from setting rules about masks, vaccines, and testing for COVID-19 and any new versions of it in Wyoming.
• Ensures that no health requirements set by these organizations can be used to justify actions or policies within Wyoming's borders.

Who It Names or Affects

• People and businesses in Wyoming who follow health rules related to COVID-19.
• Federal organizations like the CDC and international groups like the WHO when they try to set rules for Wyoming.

Terms To Know

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a U.S. government agency that works on public health issues.

WHO

World Health Organization, an international group that focuses on global health issues.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if other states or countries have different rules about COVID-19.
• It is unclear how this act would affect travel and trade between Wyoming and other places with different health requirements.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0260
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0260
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0141

Health mandates-CDC and WHO jurisdiction in Wyoming.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lucas, Angelos, Brown, G, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, McCann, Styvar, Wasserburger, Webber and Wharff and Senator(s) Pearson

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting health mandates and requirements for COVID-19 and any variant thereof by specified federal and nongovernmental health organizations; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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ARTICLE 11
HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS RULES PROHIBITED

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Consideration and compliance with requirements of specified health organizations; limitations.

The United States centers for disease control and prevention and the world health organization shall have no jurisdiction in Wyoming and any requirements, mandates, recommendations, instructions or guidance provided, promulgated or established by either organization shall not be binding in this state to justify any mask, vaccine or medical testing requirements for COVID
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19 and any variant thereof and shall have no force or effect in Wyoming.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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