HB 72 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Obscenity amendments.

Wyoming's HB 72 creates a new misdemeanor crime for distributing "harmful to minors" materials to minors, including through electronic means. It defines "harmful to minors" as materials depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sadomasochistic behavior (Section 1(f)). The bill requires public school and county libraries to remove challenged materials deemed harmful to minors from children's sections and move them to adult areas, unless parents grant permission (Section 1(g)). Libraries must review challenges within 60 days and restrict minor access to such materials. The law repeals prior exemptions allowing schools to curate such materials without restriction.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Feb 14, 2026
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