HB 82 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Military discharge and benefits.

HB 82 redefines "honorable discharge" in Wyoming law to include veterans discharged "general or other than honorable solely for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine." This directly affects Wyoming veterans who were discharged for vaccine refusal during the pandemic, allowing them to qualify for state benefits and exemptions they previously lost. The bill amends Wyoming Statute 8-1-102 by adding a specific definition to include these veterans under "honorable discharge" for benefit eligibility. It takes effect immediately upon becoming law, ensuring affected veterans can access state support without requiring additional legislative action.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 16, 2022 Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

281
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 7, 2022
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 1 Nay 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0033
legislature
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-1-1-0-0
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 55-4-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors