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UPDATE: 3/9/2022 - Enacted, Governor Signed HEA No. 0033. Goes into effect immediately.
UPDATE: 3/8/2022 - HB 82 passed the Senate on 3rd Reading 28-1-1-0-0
UPDATE: 3/3/2022 - HB 82 passed the Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee in a 5-0 vote.
UPDATE: 3/2/2022 - HB 82 is scheduled for hearing in the Senate Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee on Wednesday, March 2nd upon adjournment. Agenda - https://www.wyoleg.gov/Calendar/20220302/Meeting
UPDATE: 2/28/2022 - HB 82 passed the House on 3rd Reading in a 58-1-1 vote.
UPDATE: 2/23/2022 - HB 82 passed the House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee in a 7-1-1 vote on 2/22/2022. It is now placed on General File for full House approval.
UPDATE: 2/22/2022 - HB 82 is scheduled for a hearing in the House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, upon Noon Recess in Capitol Extension Room E003. Agenda - https://www.wyoleg.gov/Calendar/20220222/Meeting
HB 82 was introduced on 2/11/2022 and referred to the House Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Committee on 2/16/2022. This bill is sponsored by Representatives Wilson, Barlow, Burkhart, Burt and Styvar and Senator(s) Boner, Ellis, Hutchings, Pappas and Salazar.
This bill would add the following new paragraph in W.S. 8-1-102(a):
(xx) "Honorable discharge" or "honorably discharged," for purposes of law providing Wyoming benefits or exemptions, shall include any veteran of the United States armed forces or national guard whose discharge was general or other than honorable solely as a result of having refused a vaccine for COVID‑19 as defined in W.S. 1‑1‑141(a)(ii).
https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2022/HB0082 - text, status and history for HB 82
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