SF0133 • 2025

Protection of parental rights-amendments.

AN ACT relating to parental rights; authorizing claims and defenses against governmental action violating parental rights as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Children Education Labor

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Senator Brennan
Last action: 2025-02-11
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide a detailed summary text for the bill.

Protection of Parental Rights Act

The bill aims to allow parents to sue the government if their parental rights are violated and provides for legal remedies.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that says the government can be sued for money if it breaks laws about parental rights.
Allows people to use violations of parental rights as reasons in court cases, even when the state or its political subdivisions are not involved.

Who It Names or Affects

Parents whose rights are violated by governmental actions
Government entities and their employees

Terms To Know

Parental Rights: The legal rights of parents to make decisions about the care, education, and upbringing of their children.
Judicial Proceeding: A court case or lawsuit where a judge makes decisions based on laws and evidence presented.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
It is unclear how many specific cases this law would cover since it depends on future violations of parental rights by governmental actions.

Amendments

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

SF0133SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Judiciary Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes certain phrases from the bill text related to parental rights.

Removes 'or will be infringed' from page 2, line 23 of the bill.
Deletes 'or' from page 3, line 1 of the bill.
Eliminates 'impending violation' from page 3, line 2 of the bill.

The amendment does not provide context about why these phrases are being removed or what impact this will have on the overall meaning and application of the bill.

Bill History

2025-02-11 Senate
S postponed indefinitely
2025-02-11 Senate
S 2nd Reading:S Did not consider for 2nd Reading
2025-02-11 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2025-02-10 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2025-02-07 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2025-02-06 Senate
S COW:Passed 17-14-0-0-0
2025-01-28 Senate
S Placed on General File
2025-01-28 Senate
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
2025-01-23 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
2025-01-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0706
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0706
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0133

Protection of parental rights-amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Brennan, Biteman, Hutchings, Pearson, Smith, D and Steinmetz and Representative(s) Andrew, Lawley, Neiman, Ottman, Rodriguez-Williams and Singh

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to parental rights; authorizing claims and defenses against governmental action violating parental rights as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 1
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124 is created to read:

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Liability; parental rights.

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from a violation of W.S. 14
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206.

Section 2
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W.S. 1
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104(a) and 14
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206 by creating a new subsection (d) are amended to read:

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Granting immunity from tort liability; liability on contracts; exceptions.

(a)

A governmental entity and its public employees while acting within the scope of duties are granted immunity from liability for any tort except as provided by W.S. 1
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and 1
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122 through 1
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. Any immunity in actions based on a contract entered into by a governmental entity is waived except to the extent provided by the contract if the contract was within the powers granted to the entity and was properly executed and except as provided in W.S. 1
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120(b). The claims procedures of W.S. 1
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113 apply to contractual claims against governmental entities.

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Protection of parental rights; applicability.

(d)

A person whose parental right as provided under this section has been infringed or will be infringed in violation of this section may assert the violation or impending violation as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding, regardless of whether the state or one of its political subdivisions is a party to the proceeding. The person asserting the claim or defense may obtain appropriate relief, including relief against the state or its political subdivisions. Appropriate relief includes, but is not limited to, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, compensatory damages and costs and attorney fees.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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