Wyoming Freedom Caucus Blasts Gordon For Monday Vetoes

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon issued the first vetoes of the 2025 legislative session on Monday, including on a bill that would have required doctors to show women an ultrasound prior to performing a chemical abortion.

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You can read House Bill 64 here. The bill had been sponsored by House Speaker Chip Neiman.

In a Monday evening news release, Gordon wrote ''I have consistently maintained my strong position and record of protecting the wellbeing of women and newborns. If this Act were to become law, it creates the prospect of an unnecessary, intimate, and invasive procedure (transvaginal ultrasound) which subjects women to an uncomfortable, and potentially traumatic experience in what may already be a very overwhelming situation.”

He also noted that the bill does not include an exception for rape or incest. "Intimate obstetric and gynecological examinations can be highly problematic for survivors of childhood sexual abuse, or victims whose pregnancy is caused by rape or incest, or a woman and her family who is forced to choose her health over that of the unborn."

The bill passed the Senate on a 24-7 vote and the House on a concurrence vote of 47-12 with three absent. A two-thirds majority would be needed in both houses to override the veto.

The governor also vetoed House Bill 94, which would remove a cap on the number of charter schools in Wyoming. While I continue to enthusiastically support school choice in Wyoming and the role that high-quality charter schools can play in our education system, I cannot, in good conscience, approve an expansion of charter schools at a time when our  public education system faces significant financial uncertainty and without comprehensive changes to the law risk replicating the struggles that currently exist.,” the Governor wrote.

Wyoming Freedom Caucus Says Gordon Vetoed "Conservative Priorities"

The Wyoming Freedom Caucus was not pleased by Gordon's vetoes. The organization posted the following graphic on its Facebook page:

Gordon also vetoed House Bill 36, which would make changes in the Hathaway Scholarship program, and Senate File 132 on protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones.

Meanwhile, the governor signed the following bills into law on Monday:

HEA0036 HB0211 Hunting wildlife from vehicles.

HEA0037 HB0188 Two families-one nanny.

HEA0038 HB0129 School finance-dates for fund transfers.

HEA0039 HB0125 Repeal-unauthorized use of vehicle crime.

HEA0040 HB0103 Columbarium regulation.

HEA0041 HB0020 K-12 school facility leasing.

HEA0042 HB0028 Commercial driver's licenses-revisions.

HEA0043 HB0011 Manufacturing sales and use tax exemption-amendments.

HEA0044 HB0033 Vehicle sales and use tax distribution-highway fund.

HEA0046 HB0275 Treatment of animals.

HEA0048 HB0072 Protecting privacy in public spaces act.

SEA0051 SF0084 Country of origin label-USA beef.

SEA0054 SF0046 Water, irrigation and sewer districts-bid requirements.

SEA0055 SF0026 Protection of military equipment.

SEA0056 SF0145 Local governments-investments in equities.

SEA0057 SF0147 Service dogs-training and crimes.

He allo9wed Senate File 195, the Small Business Bridge Emergency Loan Program, to become law without his signature

You can find texts of all of the bills filed this session as well as the votes taken on those bills and how they may have been amended at the Wyoming Legislature website.