WY HB0091: Ban on government social scoring with AI.

In one paragraph

Wyoming's HB 91 (as introduced) would create W.S. 9-30-101 through 9-30-103 barring a governmental entity from using an AI system to evaluate or classify people on social behavior or personal characteristics to assign a social score that could lead to unrelated-context or disproportionate treatment or infringe rights, and from using AI to identify a person by biometric data or bulk image gathering in ways that infringe rights. A committee amendment would add law-enforcement exceptions. It would take effect July 1, 2026. The House Judiciary Committee recommended it amend and do pass 7-1, but the House did not consider it in Committee of the Whole; it died.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died and did not become law. It would have restricted only state and local governmental entities' use of AI and put no duties on private businesses.

Key provisions

1. 1Would create a new chapter, W.S. 9-30-101 through 9-30-103, Prohibitions on Using Artificial Intelligence
2. 2Social scoring (9-30-102): no governmental entity could deploy, develop or use an AI system to evaluate or classify a person or group on known, inferred or predicted social behavior or personal characteristics with intent to assign a social score that results or may result in unrelated-context or unjustified or disproportionate detrimental treatment, or in infringement of a right guaranteed by the U.S. or Wyoming constitution or state or federal law
3. 3Biometric data (9-30-103): no governmental entity could deploy, develop or use an AI system to identify a specific person by biometric data or by bulk or automated gathering of images or other media from the internet or other public sources without the person's consent, if doing so would infringe a constitutional or legal right; 'biometric data' would exclude photographs, video or audio recordings and data generated from them
4. 4Governmental entity would cover the state and its agencies and political subdivisions, but not the University of Wyoming, community college districts or certain wholly owned hospital entities
5. 5A House Judiciary amendment (HS001) would exempt Wyoming law enforcement agencies using AI to prevent, detect or respond to security threats, identity theft, fraud, harassment or other crimes, to preserve system integrity, or to investigate or prosecute such offenses
6. 6The introduced text sets no penalties and would take effect July 1, 2026
7. 7Status: House Judiciary recommended amend and do pass (7-1) February 19, 2026; placed on General File; the House did not consider it for Committee of the Whole February 23, 2026; not enacted

Latest legislative action

Feb 23, 2026. COW:H Did not consider for COW

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