2025 Regular Session • Wyoming Legislature
HB0043: Age verification for websites with harmful material.
Legislative Summary
AN ACT relating to child protection; requiring age verification for visiting websites with material harmful to minors; specifying requirements and exceptions for age verification; specifying remedies, liability and damages; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
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Bill History
12/16/2024
Bill Number Assigned
1/2/2025
Received for Introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
House of Representatives
1/22/2025
Placed on General File
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
COW:Passed
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
2nd Reading:Passed
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0
House of Representatives
1/31/2025
Received for Introduction
Senate
2/11/2025
Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
Senate
2/20/2025
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Senate
2/20/2025
Placed on General File
Senate
2/28/2025
COW:Passed
Senate
3/3/2025
2nd Reading:Passed
Senate
3/4/2025
3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
Senate
3/4/2025
Assigned Number HEA No. 0070
3/5/2025
Speaker Signed HEA No. 0070
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
President Signed HEA No. 0070
Senate
3/13/2025
Governor Signed HEA No. 0070
3/13/2025
Assigned Chapter Number 139
Amendments
House Floor Amendment HB0043H2001
Representative Harshman
1/29/2025Not Adopted
House Floor Amendment HB0043HW001
Representative Chestek
1/23/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
3/4/2025
28
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/20/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0
1/30/2025
59
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
HB0043H2001 Amendment failed 9-52-1-0-0
1/29/2025
9
Yea
52
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
1/22/2025
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Primary Sponsor
Ocean Andrew
Republican
Co-Sponsors (14)
Abby Angelos
Republican
Dalton Banks
Republican
Marilyn Connolly
Republican
Scott Heiner
Republican
Christopher Knapp
Republican
Joshua Larson
Republican
Martha Lawley
Republican
Chip Neiman
Republican
Evie Brennan
Republican
Barry Crago
Republican
Lynn Hutchings
Republican
Stacy Jones
Republican
Jared Olsen
Republican
Cheri Steinmetz
Republican