---
type: "Bill"
title: "Higher education-ban on funding for abortions."
description: "2021/Summaries/HB0253.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 253"
citation: "Wyoming HB 253 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gray"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-03-03T20:40:59+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-12T15:02:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b422f1e-e1ab-4a26-b1a5-ca10fa500c32"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0253"
source_hash: "a1a96bf6934ea87fee6d0829805849d3ed4b1d1f0895d286aa79c9b99dc210df"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming HB 253 (2021) — Higher education-ban on funding for abortions.

2021/Summaries/HB0253.pdf

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Introduced/HB0253.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0253H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Connolly (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/HB0253H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0253H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Zwonitzer (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/HB0253H3001.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0253HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/HB0253HS001.pdf)
5. **Amendment HB0253S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Perkins (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/HB0253S2001.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Enroll/HB0253.pdf)

## Votes

- H Concur:Passed 47-10-3-0-0 — **47–10** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-3-2-0-0 — **25–3** (pass) · upper
- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-11-1-0-0 — **48–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gray — primary (person)
- Andrew — cosponsor (person)
- Biteman — cosponsor (person)
- Bouchard — cosponsor (person)
- Haroldson — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchings — cosponsor (person)
- Laursen — cosponsor (person)
- McKeown — cosponsor (person)
- Neiman — cosponsor (person)
- Ottman — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez-Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Steinmetz — cosponsor (person)
- Styvar — cosponsor (person)
- Winter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-12T15:02:04+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 148
- **2021-04-12T15:01:52+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0089 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06T23:18:29+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0089
- **2021-04-06T22:41:45+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0089
- **2021-04-06T20:14:32+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0089
- **2021-04-06T17:44:19+00:00** H Concur:Passed 47-10-3-0-0
- **2021-04-06T14:36:26+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2021-04-02T21:16:11+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-3-2-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-02T17:13:04+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T23:01:47+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2021-03-26T16:16:26+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2021-03-26T16:16:20+00:00** S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25T20:45:36+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25T19:32:33+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2021-03-24T21:05:50+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-11-1-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23T17:03:22+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22T21:34:05+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2021-03-18T23:34:27+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2021-03-18T23:34:19+00:00** H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05T18:05:56+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04T16:05:06+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2021-03-03T20:40:59+00:00** Bill Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b422f1e-e1ab-4a26-b1a5-ca10fa500c32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).