Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF129: Hospital employees-drug and alcohol testing.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring a drug and alcohol testing program for all hospital employees and potential employees holding or seeking positions requiring safety sensitive duties; providing drug and alcohol counseling as specified; clarifying that the use of marijuana by hospital employees remains unlawful; amending and providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to public health and safety; requiring a drug and alcohol testing program for all hospital employees and potential employees holding or seeking positions requiring safety sensitive duties; providing drug and alcohol counseling as specified; clarifying that the use of marijuana by hospital employees remains unlawful; amending and providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring a drug and alcohol testing program for all hospital employees and potential employees holding or seeking positions requiring safety sensitive duties; providing drug and alcohol counseling as specified; clarifying that the use of marijuana by hospital employees remains unlawful; amending and providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. W.S. 35‐2‐915 is created to requirements. (a) As a condition of licensure through the department, each hospital in the state shall (ii) The Wyoming professional assistance program for employees who test positive for drugs or alcohol as an alternative to disciplinary action, when doing so is determined to be the appropriate approach by hospital administration. If an employee tests positive for drugs or alcohol and is allowed to utilize the Wyoming professional assistance program, the employee (B) Be evaluated by a qualified substance abuse counselor; (C) Complete any counseling or other treatment recommended by the substance abuse counselor; (D) Have a negative drug and alcohol test before returning to any safety sensitive duties; (E) Following the successful completion of a treatment program through the Wyoming professional assistance program for a positive drug or alcohol test, any subsequent positive drug and alcohol test result administered to an employee shall be reported to the department, who shall report the positive drug …
Sponsors
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Rodriguez-Williams, Rachel (R, H50)
- Tomi Strock (R, H06)
- Nina Webber (R, H24)
- Dan Laursen (R, S19) · primary sponsor
- McKeown, Troy (R, S24)
- Olsen, Jared (R, S08)
- Scott Smith (R, H05)
Latest actions
- : S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- : S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 1-3-1-0-0
- : S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (January 24, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Hospital employees-drug and alcohol testing.
Common questions
- What is SF129?
- SF129 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Hospital employees-drug and alcohol testing.
- What does SF129 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public health and safety; requiring a drug and alcohol testing program for all hospital employees and potential employees holding or seeking positions requiring safety sensitive duties; providing drug and alcohol counseling as specified; clarifying that the use of marijuana by hospital employees remains unlawful; amending and providing definitions; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of SF129?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF129?
- Dan Laursen (R, S19), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF129?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0129
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