---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibition of female genital mutilation."
description: "2020/Summaries/HB0127.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 127"
citation: "Wyoming HB 127 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laursen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-02-07T19:38:44+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-13T22:21:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae41ff1b-adb8-4631-83e6-33868757d252"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0127"
source_hash: "9f22417be169934d1197a33cc5adeb07a2a5d4040067e99d6ece35afed63b8fb"
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 127 (2020) — Prohibition of female genital mutilation.

2020/Summaries/HB0127.pdf

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Introduced/HB0127.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0127HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Judiciary Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0127HS001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0127HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Yin (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0127HW001.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0127SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Ellis (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Amends/HB0127SW001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2020/Enroll/HB0127.pdf)

## Votes

- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H Concur:Passed 59-1-0-0-0 — **59–1** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 — **58–0** (pass) · lower
- H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 55-2-3-0-0 — **55–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laursen — primary (person)
- Biteman — cosponsor (person)
- Connolly — cosponsor (person)
- Ellis — cosponsor (person)
- Hallinan — cosponsor (person)
- Loucks — cosponsor (person)
- Styvar — cosponsor (person)
- Tass — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-03-13T22:21:55+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 105
- **2020-03-13T22:21:39+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0077 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-12T19:51:06+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0077
- **2020-03-12T17:33:52+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0077
- **2020-03-11T20:29:48+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0077
- **2020-03-11T17:35:53+00:00** H Concur:Passed 59-1-0-0-0
- **2020-03-10T19:48:11+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2020-03-10T17:39:09+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-03-09T17:43:02+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06T20:36:46+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2020-03-04T22:21:57+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2020-03-04T22:21:40+00:00** S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-02T18:31:13+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-28T17:01:16+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2020-02-27T18:45:55+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2020-02-26T21:48:39+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2020-02-26T04:30:10+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2020-02-24T17:54:01+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2020-02-24T17:53:50+00:00** H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-15T00:33:35+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 55-2-3-0-0 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-02-07T23:53:02+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2020-02-07T19:38:44+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/ae41ff1b-adb8-4631-83e6-33868757d252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).