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On March 15, 2022, Wyoming's legislature passed HB92, a trigger law that would ban abortion beginning five days after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. [3] Under HB92, abortion is illegal except for cases of rape, incest (reported to law enforcement) and serious risk of death or "substantial and irreversible physical impairments" for the pregnant ...
According to the Office of the Attorney General of Wyoming, Wyoming state law (W.S. § 6-8-104) provides for the issuance of concealed firearm permits.As a "shall issue" state, the local sheriff's office is required to issue a permit upon request, unless there is a valid reason to deny (such as violent felony conviction).
The below members, unless otherwise noted, were elected in the 2022 and 2024 general elections. Under Wyoming law, all state legislators elected during a regularly-scheduled election take office on the first Monday in the next January, in this case January 6. [2]
A judge in Wyoming will decide as soon as Thursday whether to strike down, affirm or hold a trial over the state's abortion bans, including its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use ...
During its territorial era, the Wyoming Legislature played a crucial role in the Suffragette Movement in the United States.In 1869, only four years following the American Civil War, and another 35 years before women's suffrage became a highly visible political issue in both the U.S., Britain, and elsewhere, the Wyoming Legislature granted all women above the age of 21 the right to vote.
The state has some of the strictest cannabis laws in the United States. [1] [2] Cannabis itself is not allowed for medical purposes, but a 2015 law allows limited use of non-psychoactive Cannabidiol. An effort was made to place two initiatives on the 2022 ballot, one to legalize medical cannabis, and the other to decriminalize personal use.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 November 2024. LGBTQ rights in Wyoming Wyoming (USA) Status Legal since 1977 Gender identity State requires sex reassignment surgery to alter sex on birth certificate Discrimination protections Protections in employment for sexual orientation and gender identity (see below) Family rights Recognition ...
August 22 – Wyoming reports its first case of Monkeypox in a person from Laramie County, with the state being the 50th U/S state to report a case of the disease. [1] November 8 – 2022 Wyoming House of Representatives election [2] 2022 Wyoming gubernatorial election [3] 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming [4]