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HB0186 • 2026

Baby Olivia act-requiring human development education.

AN ACT relating to education; specifying requirements for the provision of human development education as specified; specifying exceptions; specifying requirements for the department of education to establish and publish acceptable instructional materials related to human development education; specifying other duties for the department of education; requiring legislative approval for health education standards and curricula as specified; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Ottman
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not enacted into law.

Baby Olivia Act: Human Development Education

This act requires school districts in Wyoming to provide human growth and development education for students from grades 5 through 12, including specific video content on fetal development and fertilization. Parents can opt their children out.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires school districts to provide instruction on human growth and development for all students in grades 5 through 12.
  • Includes videos of an ultrasound showing early fetal organ development and a video demonstrating fertilization and stages from conception until birth.
  • Allows parents or guardians to request that their child be excused from this requirement upon written request.
  • Directs the state department of education to publish a list of acceptable instructional materials on its website.
  • Requires annual audits by the state department of education to ensure compliance with these requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students in grades 5 through 12 in Wyoming
  • Parents or guardians who can opt their children out of the requirement
  • School districts and teachers responsible for implementing the curriculum

Terms To Know

Human Development Education
Education that covers human growth from conception to birth, including videos showing fetal development.
Annual Audits
Regular checks by the state department of education to ensure schools are following the new requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not enacted into law.
  • It is unclear how many parents would opt their children out of this requirement.
  • There may be additional details about implementation that were not included in the provided summary.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    H Failed Introduction 39-20-3-0-0

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2026-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0460
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0460
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0186

Baby Olivia act-requiring human development education.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Ottman, Guggenmos, Hoeft and Rodriguez-Williams and Senator(s) Boner, Brennan, Dockstader, Hutchings and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to education; specifying requirements for the provision of human development education as specified; specifying exceptions; specifying requirements for the department of education to establish and publish acceptable instructional materials related to human development education; specifying other duties for the department of education; requiring legislative approval for health education standards and curricula as specified; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 21
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9
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105 is created to read:

21
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9
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105.

Instruction in human growth and development required; duties of department of education; exceptions.

(a)

Each school district shall provide instruction for all students in grades five (5) through (12) in human growth and development. The instruction required under this section shall include, at a minimum:

(i)

A video of an ultrasound, conducted in high
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definition, that shows the early fetal development of organs;

(ii)

A video that demonstrates fertilization and the stages of human development from conception until birth.

(b)

The state department of education shall determine and publish on its website a list of materials suitable to satisfy the educational requirements specified in this section. The department shall make materials available to parents upon request.

(c)

Each school district shall establish a process by which the parents or guardian of a student may have the student excused from the educational requirements specified in this section upon written request by the parents or guardian.

(d)

The state department of education shall, by rule, establish a process by which the department shall conduct annual audits of school districts to ensure that school districts are complying with the educational requirements specified in this section.

(e)

No school district or the state department of education shall adopt or establish any instructional material or model curricula that conflict with the instruction required under this section.

Section 2.

W.S. 21
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9
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101(b)(i) by creating a new subparagraph (P) is amended to read:

21
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9
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101.

Educational programs for schools; standards; core of knowledge and skills; special needs programs; class size requirements; cocurricular activities.

(b)

Each school district within the state shall provide educational programs sufficient to meet uniform student content and performance standards at the level established by the state board of education in the following areas of knowledge and skills:

(i)

Common core of knowledge:

(P)

Human development education, in accordance with W.S. 21
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9
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105.

Section 3
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This act shall apply beginning with the 2026
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2027 school year.

Section 4
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The state board of education, the state department of education and each school district shall take all actions necessary to implement this act.

Section 5
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(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2026
.

(b)

Sections 4 and 5 of this act are 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.

(END)

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