Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB118: Limitations on net land gains for the federal government.
Status: Failed, February 28, 2025
AN ACT relating to state lands and conveyances; limiting conveyances, exchanges and sales of land to prohibit the federal government from net increases in land within Wyoming; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the administration of the government; prohibiting specified entities from contributing to or sponsoring sexually explicit events; authorizing specified persons to determine if an event is sexually explicit; creating a mechanism for repaying state or federal funds as specified; authorizing an appeals process; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; prohibiting specified entities from contributing to or sponsoring sexually explicit events; authorizing specified persons to determine if an event is sexually explicit; creating a mechanism for repaying state or federal funds as specified; authorizing an appeals process; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 9‐4‐1401 is created to read: ARTICLE 14 STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT EVENTS 9‐4‐1401. State and federal funds; sexually explicit events prohibited; definitions; hearings; appeals. (a) As used in this section, "sexually explicit event" means any show, exhibition or presentation before an audience that lewdly or lasciviously depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, prosthetic or imitation genitals or breasts, subject to determination by the entities specified in subsection (c) of this section. "Sexually explicit event" shall include drag queen events. "Sexually explicit event" shall not include age appropriate sexual education instruction at the primary, secondary, undergraduate or graduate level. (b) No executive, legislative or judicial branch agency, department or institution, nor any city, town, county or political subdivision, including the University of Wyoming, the community colleges and school districts, shall use state or federal funds, personnel, facilities or equipment to sponsor or contribute to a sexually explicit event. (c) Upon request by the sponsor of an event, the following …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Dalton Banks (R, H26) · primary sponsor
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04)
- Tarver, Reuben (R, H52)
- John Winter (R, H28)
- Robert Ide (R, S29)
- Kolb, John (R, S12)
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03)
Latest actions
- : S Did not Consider for Introduction
- : S Received for Introduction
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 35-26-1-0-0
- : H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
- : H Placed on General File
- : H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
- : H Received for Introduction
Votes
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0 (January 22, 2025): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Concur:Passed 54-7-1-0-0 (January 22, 2025): 54 yea, 7 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 47-13-2-0-0 (January 22, 2025): 47 yea, 13 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-9-0-0-0 (January 20, 2025): 22 yea, 9 nay, passed
- S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 (January 16, 2025): 3 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Limitations on net land gains for the federal government.
Common questions
- What is HB118?
- HB118 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Limitations on net land gains for the federal government.
- What does HB118 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the administration of the government; prohibiting specified entities from contributing to or sponsoring sexually explicit events; authorizing specified persons to determine if an event is sexually explicit; creating a mechanism for repaying state or federal funds as specified; authorizing an appeals process; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB118?
- Failed as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: S Did not Consider for Introduction (February 28, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB118?
- Dalton Banks (R, H26), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB118?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0118
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