HB0152 • 2025

Donated blood-mRNA disclosure.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring blood donors to disclose vaccination status as specified; requiring blood packaging to be marked as specified; allowing a person who receives a blood transfusion to request the use of certain blood; providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative McCann
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

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Blood Donation and mRNA Vaccine Disclosure

The bill requires blood donors to disclose if they have received an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19 or any other disease, mandates special labeling on donated blood packaging, allows patients to request specific types of blood during non-emergency transfusions, and sets rules for implementation.

What This Bill Does

Requires blood banks to ask donors if they've had a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine or any other mRNA vaccine.
Needs blood packages to show if the donor got an mRNA vaccine on them.
Gives people getting blood transfusions the choice of specific types of blood, if available and not in emergencies.
Tells the health department to make rules for how this law will work.

Who It Names or Affects

Blood donors who must tell if they got an mRNA vaccine.
People receiving blood transfusions can ask for certain types of blood.
Health care providers and blood banks that follow new rules about labeling and disclosure.

Terms To Know

mRNA vaccine: A type of vaccine that uses messenger ribonucleic acid to help the body fight diseases like COVID-19.
nonemergency situation: When there is no urgent medical need, allowing patients more choices about their blood transfusions.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered for introduction.
It does not specify what happens if a donor refuses to disclose vaccine status.
Details on how the health department will make rules are not provided.

Bill History

2025-02-03 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2025-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-13 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0376
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0376
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0152

Donated blood-mRNA disclosure.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) McCann, Allemand, Angelos, Heiner, Locke, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Smith, S, Styvar and Wasserburger and Senator(s) Hutchings, Pearson and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

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

Section 1
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W.S. 35
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4
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1101 is created to read:

ARTICLE 11
BLOOD DONATIONS AND VACCINATIONS

35
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1101.

Disclosure of mRNA vaccinations for blood donations; labeling; right to request certain blood; definitions.

(a)

As used in this chapter:

(i)

"COVID
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19" means as defined in W.S. 1
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1
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141(a)(ii);

(ii)

"Messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine" means a type of vaccine that uses called messenger ribonucleic acid to produce an immune response against a disease.

(b)

Any person who collects human blood donations for the purpose of providing blood for human blood transfusion shall require blood donors to disclose whether the blood donor has received a COVID
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19 vaccine or a messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine at any time.

(c)

Blood originating from a donor who has received a COVID
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19 vaccine or a messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine shall be conspicuously marked on the packaging of the blood and any paperwork related to the blood.

(d)

In a nonemergency situation, as determined by the health care provider providing medical services, a person receiving a blood transfusion shall have the right to request blood based on whether or not the blood originated from a person who has received a COVID
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19 vaccine or a messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine, if the requested blood is available at the facility.

Section 2
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The department of health shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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