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Wyoming Government Nondiscrimination Act (HB 98)
This law was last updated on Sep 12, 2016
Number
HB 98
Status
Failed to Pass
Proposed
Feb 10, 2016
Sponsors
Co-sponsors: 5
Primary Sponsors: 2
Total Sponsors: 7
Full Bill Text
HB 98 would create government protections for “sincerely held” religious beliefs or moral convictions for people, religious organizations, and private associations. The bill would allow public and private businesses to legally refuse services or use of facilities to LGBTQ people based on the owner’s religious belief.
HB 98 states that the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions protected by this act are the belief or conviction that:
- Marriage is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman; or
- That “man” and “woman” mean an individual’s biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at the time of birth.
The bill would prohibit the state from taking any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that the person believes, speaks, or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction.
The bill specifies what a discriminatory or adverse action means when taken by the state against such a person.
The bill provides that a person may assert an actual or threatened violation of the bill as a cause of action in any judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain compensatory damages, injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or any other appropriate relief.
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