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House adopts amendments to Senate File 62 on restrooms in publicly funded schools and passes the bill
Summary
On third reading, the House adopted a package of amendments aligning K–12 restroom and overnight-trip provisions with prior House language and passed Senate File 62 by recorded vote 51-6, with five excused.
The Wyoming House adopted a set of amendments to Senate File 62, which addresses restrooms in publicly funded schools and related matters, and subsequently passed the bill on third reading.
Representative Lawley moved a third-reading amendment package that the sponsor said pulls K–12 policy that the House previously approved (in House Bill 72) into Senate File 62, aligns definitions, adds guidance for overnight school trips, and provides a clear path for declaratory and injunctive relief for parents or other parties seeking enforcement. The sponsor said the changes were intended to make K–12 and higher-education language consistent and to provide immediate remedies where schools do not follow statutory requirements.
Discussion on the amendment was short; at least one supporter said the amendments were friendly to the bill and asked for an "aye" vote. The amendment was adopted. The bill was then read a third time and the House passed Senate File 62 on a roll-call vote of 51 aye, 6 no, 5 excused.
Why it matters: The adopted amendments import K–12-specific provisions and enforcement language into the bill and create statutory clarity for schools and parents about restroom assignments and school-sponsored overnight trip procedures.
Ending: With the amendment adopted and the roll-call passage, Senate File 62 passed the House and will continue through the legislative process.
