Medical Ethics Defense Act-2.
HB 222 (Medical Ethics Defense Act-2) protects healthcare workers, hospitals, insurers, and other healthcare entities in Wyoming from being forced to provide or pay for specific health services that conflict with their ethical, moral, or religious beliefs. It allows them to refuse participation in or payment for such services without facing discrimination, job loss, license penalties, or other adverse actions. The law explicitly states this protection does not override duties to provide emergency care or other non-conflicting services, and it defines key terms like "conscience" and "health care service" to clarify coverage. The bill creates new legal safeguards for conscience-based decisions within healthcare delivery.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2025
Last action Mar 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 12, 2025
How they voted
49–7
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic6
83% Nay
R
Republican52
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-9-2-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-0-1-0
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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