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Senate concurs on amended bill on restrooms in publicly funded schools
Summary
The Wyoming Senate voted to concur with House amendments to Senate File 62, a bill revising definitions and exceptions for restroom, changing‑area and sleeping‑quarters access in publicly funded schools; sponsor described multiple definitional and exception changes before a roll‑call concurrence vote.
The Wyoming Senate on February 26 concurred with amendments to Senate File 62, a bill addressing restrooms, changing areas and sleeping quarters in publicly funded schools, after a floor explanation from Senator Tim Larson and a roll‑call vote.
Larson told the Senate the amendments revise the definition of “male” and “female,” add “sleeping quarters” to the bill, remove the word “athletic” so the rule applies to all school activities, and add a private right of action for declaratory and injunctive relief. He said the amendments also add exceptions that allow caregiving assistance when a student is accompanied by a family member, permit staff entry when necessary to prevent a serious threat to public health or student safety or when school officials are acting in the performance of their duties, and allow temporary designation of facilities for use by the opposite sex in limited circumstances.
Larson moved that the Senate concur on Senate File 62; the chief clerk called a roll call. The clerk announced the closing result on the floor as: “Senate file 62, 20 6 I, 3 no, 2 excused.” The clerk’s roll call record in the transcript shows a mix of recorded “Aye” and “No” responses and several excused members (see provenance).
The bill text as described on the floor centers on three categories of spaces—restrooms, changing areas and sleeping quarters—and adds both substantive definitional language and several narrow exceptions to permit assistance and official entry in specified circumstances. Larson said those changes expand the bill’s coverage while providing carve‑outs for family assistance, emergency responses and official duties.
Discussion on the floor focused on the substance of the amendments Larson described; no other senator offered lengthy debate in the transcript excerpt.
Votes and formal concurrence were recorded on the floor; the clerk’s roll call and the sponsor’s floor explanation are the primary transcript evidence for this item.
The bill will proceed consistent with the concurrence vote as recorded by the clerk.
