2025 WY Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wyoming Legislature in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
SJ1 would apply to Congress to call a “convention of the states” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
The Senate adopted SJ1 on January 28, 2025, by a vote of 22 to 7. We have assigned pluses to the nays because efforts to call an Article V “convention of the states” must be resisted. A constitutional convention (Con-Con) would have the power to make major changes to the U.S. Constitution, or even completely rewrite it. Instead of failing to uphold their oath of office and risking the danger of a “runaway convention,” state legislators should act to immediately nullify all unconstitutional federal laws. Whenever the federal government assumes undelegated powers, in blatant violation of the 10th Amendment, nullification of such lawless acts is the proper remedy. Article V was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not to “misconstrue or abuse its powers.” We must use Article VI to enforce the Constitution, rather than use Article V to destroy it.
SJ8 would request that Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution permitting the states and the federal government to “establish reasonable limits on the spending of money to influence elections.”
The Senate adopted SJ8 on February 11, 2025, by a vote of 17 to 13. We have assigned pluses to the nays because requiring law-abiding U.S. citizens to disclose or limit political campaign contributions is an egregious denial of free speech and private property. Government has absolutely no authority to restrict a person’s right to speak freely or spend their own money, including their right do so in association with others. Given that the legitimate powers of government apply only to acts that are injurious, campaign finance laws are nothing less than indirect forms of voter suppression and election interference. They hinder Americans’ ability to choose and support from among themselves the candidates who they deem best represent them—to the extent they desire, using their own resources. In addition, mandatory reporting subjects both candidates and their supporters to another sweeping layer of government surveillance, violating personal privacy. Article I, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, was written to keep the regulation of elections first and foremost at the state level, closer to the people. Yet if “We the People” are to remain the true censors of our government, the States must safeguard the public liberty by opposing this anti-constitutional federal amendment.
SF96 directs the state to hold at least $10 million in “specie and specie legal tender” and to study methods to “begin accepting gold and silver as a payment medium.”
The Senate passed SF96 on February 19, 2025, by a vote of 23 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill is a necessary step toward restoring sound money and adhering to the U.S. Constitution’s monetary provisions. Article 1, Section 10, of the Constitution says that “No State shall … make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts.” States can and must act now to protect Americans’ financial freedom and privacy by both ending the Federal Reserve’s unconstitutional monopoly on money and thwarting government plans to impose a Central Bank Digital Currency.
HB116 specifies that driver’s licenses issued to “unauthorized aliens” are invalid in Wyoming.
The Senate passed HB116 on February 24, 2025, by a vote of 22 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because illegal aliens should not be given sanctuary or residency in Wyoming, let alone government-issued driver’s licenses. Rather than pursue blatantly anti-American policies that undermine the rule of law and erode the privileges and value of citizenship, each of the several States should use its sovereign powers protected via the 10th Amendment to stop illegal migration and provide for the public safety.
HB199 appropriates $30 million in state funding for “education savings accounts” in FY 2025, increases the annual “scholarship award” to $7,000, and eliminates income requirements for all K-12 students.
The Senate passed HB199 on February 27, 2025, by a vote of 21 to 8. We have assigned pluses to the nays because education is not the role of government—it is the responsibility of a child’s parents or family. This bill, under the appealing but misleading guise of “school choice,” only expands the government’s monopoly on K-12 education, which seeks to displace traditional private schools and homeschooling in favor of universal state-sponsored schooling. Its exchange of public subsidies for curriculum and other regulatory controls effectively turns every participating student into a government-school student. The best “school choice,” by far, is for parents to choose not to place their child’s education in the hands of the state. Educational and economic freedom cannot be achieved by forcing other citizens to furnish their hard-earned tax dollars to fund all that now entails a compulsory, failing, and government-run K-12 school system.
HB64 requires a pregnant woman to receive an ultrasound that allows her to “view the fetal heart motion or hear the heartbeat of the unborn baby” no later than 48-hours before a chemical abortion.
The Senate passed HB64 on March 6, 2025, by a vote of 22 to 9, to override the Governor’s veto. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because the care of human life—not its destruction—is the greatest responsibility of government. This bill places further restrictions on those who aid and abet chemical abortions by protecting a pregnant mother’s right to know and see proof of life of her preborn child. At the same time, lawmakers in Wyoming should proceed with legislation to abolish abortion and secure the right to life for every person. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and “unalienable” right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and guaranteed by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
