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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming bans government entities from using artificial intelligence for social scoring and unauthorized biometric identification
Last action · February 23, 2026: H COW:H Did not consider for COWSponsors: Mike Yin and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Wyoming prohibits state and local government agencies from deploying s to calculate social scores or identify individuals using and bulk image scraping without consent, effective July 1, 2026.
State and local agencies face statutory restrictions on deploying specific artificial intelligence tools for citizen evaluation and surveillance, altering the technology procurement and operational compliance requirements for Wyoming public bodies.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Wyoming governmental entities
State and local agencies must comply with statutory restrictions prohibiting the deployment or development of AI systems for social scoring and unauthorized biometric identification.
Residents of Wyoming
Individuals are protected from government use of artificial intelligence for social scoring and unauthorized biometric data tracking or image harvesting.
Key Facts
- Governmental entities are prohibited from deploying, developing, or using artificial intelligence to calculate or assign social scores based on inferred or predicted social behavior.
- Prohibited social scoring includes evaluations resulting in unjustified treatment or the infringement of state or federal constitutional and legal rights.
- Governmental entities are barred from using artificial intelligence to identify specific persons using biometric data or bulk automated image gathering from the internet without consent if it infringes legal rights.
- The definition of biometric data excludes physical or digital photographs, video or audio recordings, and information collected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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- Governmental entities are defined broadly to include state branches, agencies, cities, towns, counties, school districts, and special districts, but explicitly exclude the University of Wyoming and community college districts.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 23, 2026HouseH COW:H Did not consider for COW
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary 44-17-1-0-0
- Feb 5, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 3, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Establishment of State-Level AI Governance
The bill creates a new chapter in Wyoming statutes dedicated strictly to prohibiting specific government applications of artificial intelligence and automated biometric tracking.
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Sources
www.wyoleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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