Text of WY HB 113 (2026)

2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 1 HB0113 HOUSE BILL NO. HB0113 Parent rights-amendments. Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webb A BILL for 1 AN ACT relating to education; clarifying procedures and 2 requirements for school districts to provide parents notice 3 of information regarding students; prohibiting school 4 districts from requiring school district personnel and 5 students to use a student's preferred pronoun if the 6 pronoun does not align with the student's biological sex; 7 requiring parental or guardian permission before 8 instruction relating to diversity, equity or inclusion; 9 authorizing school district personnel to opt out of 10 mandatory trainings as specified; providing definitions; 11 requiring reporting; and providing for an effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: 14 15 Section 1. W.S. 21-3-135(a)(intro), (i), (iii), (v), 16 by creating new paragraphs (vi) through (viii), (b), (f) 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 2 HB0113 1 and by creating new subsections (g) and (h) is amended to 2 read: 3 4 21-3-135. Parental and guardian notices related to 5 the educational, physical, mental and emotional health of 6 students; student welfare; procedures; school district 7 prohibitions. 8 9 (a) Each school district including school district 10 personnel shall: 11 12 (i) Notify a student's parent or guardian as 13 soon as practicable if there is a change in the student's 14 educational, physical, mental or emotional health or 15 well-being during school hours or while the student is 16 engaged in any activity, extracurricular activity, event, 17 program or function where school district personnel are 18 responsible for the student regardless of location. 19 Procedures adopted under this paragraph shall reinforce the 20 fundamental right of parents and guardians to make 21 decisions regarding the care and control of their children 22 by requiring school district personnel to encourage a 23 student to discuss issues relating to his well-being with 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 3 HB0113 1 his parent or guardian or to facilitate discussion with the 2 parent or guardian; 3 4 (iii) Not adopt or implement any formal or 5 informal rules, policies, practices or procedures that 6 prohibit or discourage school district personnel from 7 notifying a student's parent or guardian about the 8 student's educational, physical, mental or emotional health 9 or well-being during school hours or while the student is 10 engaged in any activity, extracurricular activity, event, 11 program or function where school district personnel are 12 responsible for the student regardless of location or a 13 change in the student's related services as authorized 14 under paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of this section; 15 16 (v) Obtain written or electronic permission from 17 each student's parent or legal guardian not less than one 18 (1) day prior to the student participating or receiving 19 instruction in any trainings, courses or classes that 20 address sexual orientation, or gender identity or 21 diversity, equity or inclusion;. 22 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 4 HB0113 1 (vi) Notify a student's parent or guardian not 2 less than five (5) days prior to the student attending or 3 participating in an assembly, extracurricular activity or 4 guest speaker presentation that addresses sexual 5 orientation, gender identity or diversity, equity or 6 inclusion and provide the option for the student's parent 7 or guardian to opt the student out of attendance or 8 participation; 9 10 (vii) Adopt a policy, practice or procedure to 11 ensure that school district personnel and students are not 12 required to refer to a student using the student's 13 preferred pronoun if the pronoun does not align with the 14 student's biological sex; 15 16 (viii) Adopt a policy, practice or procedure to 17 allow school district personnel to withdraw or opt out of 18 mandatory classes, lessons, trainings, educational 19 activities or any program or activity involving diversity, 20 equity or inclusion. 21 22 (b) Effective school year 2024-2025 and each school 23 year thereafter, at the beginning of each school year, each 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 5 HB0113 1 school district shall make available to parents and 2 guardians any routine health care services offered or 3 provided at the student's school and provide the option for 4 the parent or guardian to withhold consent or decline any 5 routine specific health care services. Parental or guardian 6 consent to a routine health care service shall not waive 7 the parent's or guardian's right to access the student's 8 educational or health care records or to be notified of a 9 change in the student's educational, physical, mental or 10 emotional health or well-being during school hours or while 11 the student is engaged in any activity, extracurricular 12 activity, event, program or function where school district 13 personnel are responsible for the student regardless of 14 location. Nothing in this section shall be construed as 15 preventing school district personnel from rendering first 16 aid to a student or summoning emergency responders in case 17 of sudden need. 18 19 (f) Nothing in this section shall prohibit school 20 districts from complying with mandatory reporting of abuse 21 or neglect pursuant to W.S. 14-3-205. For purposes of this 22 section, "abuse" means as defined by W.S. 14-3-202(a)(ii) 23 and "neglect" means as defined by W.S. 14-3-202(a)(vii). 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 6 HB0113 1 2 (g) Effective school year 2026-2027 and each school 3 year thereafter, each school district shall make available 4 to parents and guardians and publish on the school 5 district's official website at the beginning of each school 6 year all written policies, practices and procedures and 7 during the school year any updates to any written policy, 8 practice or procedure. Each school district shall make 9 available to parents and guardians and publish on the 10 school district's official website any updates to any 11 written policy, practice or procedure within thirty (30) 12 days after the school district adopts such updates. 13 14 (h) As used in this section: 15 16 (i) "Abuse" means as defined by W.S. 17 14-3-202(a)(ii); 18 19 (ii) "Assembly" means a gathering of students 20 and school district personnel to share information and 21 announcements, celebrate or present achievements or awards, 22 promote school spirit or attend presentations from guest 23 speakers; 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 7 HB0113 1 2 (iii) "Diversity, equity or inclusion" means any 3 program, activity or policy that: 4 5 (A) Promotes discriminating for or against 6 a person on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin 7 or religion; 8 9 (B) Promotes the concept that a particular 10 race, color, sex, national origin or religion is inherently 11 or systemically superior, inferior, oppressive, oppressed, 12 privileged or unprivileged; or 13 14 (C) Promotes gender ideology. 15 16 (iv) "Extracurricular activity" means a 17 voluntary activity sponsored by the public school or school 18 district or an organization sanctioned by the school 19 district. "Extracurricular activity" shall include but are 20 not limited to preparation for and involvement in public 21 performances, contests, athletic competitions, 22 demonstrations, displays and club activities; 23 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 8 HB0113 1 (v) "Gender ideology" means the concept of 2 replacing the biological category of sex with an 3 ever-shifting concept of self-assessed gender identity 4 that: 5 6 (A) Permits that a biological male may 7 identify as a female, nonbinary or a combination of male 8 and female; 9 10 (B) Permits that a biological female may 11 identify as a male, nonbinary or a combination of male and 12 female; 13 14 (C) Requires other persons and institutions 15 to permit that a biological male may identify as a female, 16 nonbinary or combination of male and female or to permit 17 that a biological female may identify as a male, nonbinary 18 or combination of male and female; 19 20 (D) Recognizes that there is a vast 21 spectrum of genders that are disconnected from a person's 22 biological sex and allows for a person to be born with the 23 wrong biological sex. 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0340 9 HB0113 1 2 (vi) "Neglect" means as defined by W.S. 3 14-3-202(a)(vii); 4 5 (vii) "Policy, practice or procedure" includes 6 any written or electronic materials issued by a school 7 district or school district personnel that governs conduct 8 at a public school within a school district; 9 10 (viii) "School district personnel" means persons 11 employed by a school district, independent contractors 12 retained by a school district and volunteers who may have 13 contact with students in the course of volunteering for a 14 school district; 15 16 (ix) "School hours" means the period of time 17 that a student is required to be in a public school. 18 19 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2026. 20 21 (END)