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House overrides three gubernatorial vetoes on abortion ultrasound, Hathaway scholarships and charter schools
Summary
The Wyoming House suspended rules and voted to override the governor’s vetoes of three measures: the chemical‑abortion ultrasound requirement (H.B.64), Hathaway scholarship amendments (H.B.36), and charter school authorization changes (H.B.94). All three overrides passed on roll call votes.
The Wyoming House on March 4 suspended the rules and overrode three vetoes from Governor Mark Gordon, returning all three measures to the legislative calendar with the House’s veto‑override votes recorded on the floor.
House Enrolled Act 35 (originally House Bill 64), which requires an ultrasound before procurement of a chemical abortion, was overridden on a roll call of 45 yea, 16 nay and 1 excused. The bill’s supporters said the ultrasound requirement protects women’s health and helps determine gestational age; opponents, including Representative Yin, warned the statute effectively requires a transvaginal ultrasound in many early‑pregnancy cases and noted the bill’s language would apply to victims of sexual assault.
House Enrolled Act 45 (originally House Bill 36), containing Hathaway Scholarship amendments to expand qualifying certificates and pathways, was overridden on a roll call of 55 yea, 5 nay and 2 excused. Supporters argued the Hathaway endowment has grown substantially and the change aids career and technical education pathways.
House Enrolled Act 47 (originally House Bill 94), which alters charter‑school authorizations and removes an arbitrary cap on state‑authorized charter schools, was overridden by a roll call of 44 yea, 15 nay and 3 excused. Proponents said the change restores opportunity for communities to pursue state‑authorized charter schools; critics urged study of fiscal and academic outcomes before further expansion.
House leaders moved to suspend the rules in order to bring the override measures forward; the motion to suspend required a two‑thirds roll‑call and passed on the floor. Floor debate on the override motions included physicians‑and‑safety‑framed remarks on H.B.64, fiscal and endowment data presented for H.B.36, and arguments about local control and the pace of charter expansion for H.B.94.
All three overrides are recorded on the House floor and will proceed to the Senate or be otherwise enacted as provided by legislative process.
