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HB0206 • 2025

Elections-acceptable identification revisions-2.

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring that acceptable identification include a photograph of the person; repealing Medicaid and Medicare insurance cards as forms of acceptable identification; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Webber
Last action
2025-02-28
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not considered further in its current session.

Changes to Election Identification Requirements

The bill requires voters to show photo identification at polling places and removes Medicaid and Medicare cards as acceptable forms of ID.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires that any form of acceptable identification for voting must include a photograph of the person.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Voters who need to show identification at polling places.
  • People using Medicaid or Medicare cards for voting purposes will no longer be able to do so.

Terms To Know

Acceptable Identification
A form of ID that meets the requirements set by election laws, which now must include a photograph.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered further in its current session.
  • It is unclear how many voters currently use Medicaid or Medicare cards as identification at polling places.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0206SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds exceptions for people who face reasonable impediments in obtaining required photo ID by allowing them to use alternative documents with a signed attestation.

  • Adds new subparagraphs (C) and (D) that allow individuals facing reasonable impediments to obtain acceptable identification through alternative means, such as voter registration certificates or utility bills, if accompanied by a signed attestation.
  • Inserts language specifying exceptions after certain existing paragraphs.
  • The amendment's text does not specify all the details of how these new provisions will be implemented and enforced.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-28 Senate

    S COW:S Did not consider for COW

  2. 2025-02-27 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  4. 2025-02-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  5. 2025-02-03 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2025-02-03 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 49-8-5-0-0

  7. 2025-01-31 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2025-01-30 House

    H COW:Passed

  9. 2025-01-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2025-01-27 House

    H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

  11. 2025-01-17 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  12. 2025-01-16 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2025-01-15 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0569
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0569
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0206

Elections-acceptable identification revisions-2.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webber, Bear, Guggenmos, Hoeft, Johnson, Lucas, Pendergraft, Posey, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh and Winter and Senator(s) French and Laursen, D

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; requiring that acceptable identification include a photograph of the person; repealing Medicaid and Medicare insurance cards as forms of acceptable identification; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 22
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102(a)(xxxix)(B)(intro) is amended to read:

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102.

Definitions.

(a)

The definitions contained in this chapter apply to words and phrases used in this Election Code and govern the construction of those words and phrases unless they are specifically modified by the context in which they appear. As used in this Election Code:

(xxxix)

"Acceptable identification" means:

(B)

For purposes of in person voter identification immediately before voting at a polling place or absentee polling place, any of the following
, provided that the identification includes a photograph of the person
:

Section 2.

W.S. 22
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102(a)(xxxix)(B)(VIII) and (IX) is repealed.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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