HB 32 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

What is a Woman Act.

HB 32, titled "What is a Woman Act," defines "sex" as biological sex at birth for all state laws, rules, and regulations. It requires state agencies, schools, and public facilities to distinguish between males and females based on biological sex (e.g., XX chromosomes for females, XY for males) and mandates separate accommodations in settings like restrooms, prisons, shelters, and sports. The bill also requires collecting vital statistics identifying individuals as male or female at birth and states that sex-based distinctions are permitted when related to safety, privacy, or health objectives. It explicitly states that "woman" refers only to biological females and includes protections for intersex individuals under disability laws.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 14, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand definitions of biological sex to include individuals with congenital anomalies or disruptions, clarify that separate accommodations are not inherently unequal, and add specific protections for individuals with disorders of sex development. The bill also expanded the list of areas where sex-based distinctions are permitted to include restrooms and other safety/privacy areas, and clarified that intermediate scrutiny allows distinctions substantially related to important governmental objectives.
Scope change
The scope was expanded to include more specific protections for individuals with intersex conditions and to clarify the legal standard for sex-based distinctions in various contexts.
DEFINITION

Definitions of 'Female' and 'Male' were modified to include individuals who have, had, will have, or would have had the reproductive system that produces eggs or sperm for fertilization, accounting for congenital anomalies or disruptions.

Added protection for individuals born with a medically recognized disorder or difference in sex development, ensuring they are not denied legal protections and accommodations.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that separate accommodations for males and females are not inherently unequal under the law.

Expanded the list of areas where sex-based distinctions are permitted to include restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are implicated.

ENFORCEMENT

Clarified that intermediate constitutional scrutiny allows the law to distinguish between sexes where such distinctions are substantially related to important governmental objectives.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House Jan 20, 2025

How they voted

283
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 4, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
28 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 52-10-0-0-0
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
upper
Mar 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-9-3-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors