Health mandates-CDC and WHO jurisdiction in Wyoming.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences for non-compliance with CDC and WHO rules.

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

• Makes it illegal for the CDC and WHO to make rules about masks, vaccines, and testing for COVID-19 and any new forms of it in Wyoming.
• Says that anything the CDC or WHO says about these health measures does not have to be followed by anyone in Wyoming.

Who It Names or Affects

• People and organizations in Wyoming who follow public health rules.
• The CDC and WHO when they try to make rules about COVID-19 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 helps countries with health problems.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not say what happens if the CDC or WHO try to enforce their rules in Wyoming.
• It is unclear how this act will affect other public health measures beyond those related to COVID-19.

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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