Wyoming HB 43 (Age Verification)

Wyoming, United StatesWY HB 43Updated July 1, 2025

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Became Law

In force

Wyoming's 2025 adult-site age check, with a flat $5,000 in statutory damages for each failed verification.

Latest update

Took effect

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Key facts

Where
Wyoming, United States
Bill number
WY HB 43
Status
Law
Threat
High
Last update
July 1, 2025

Topics

Age VerificationDigital ID

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What it does

Wyoming HB 43 makes a covered platform that hosts material harmful to minors verify every user is 18 before granting access, accepting a government ID, a credit or debit card tied to an adult, or a commercial check. A parent of a minor who got through can sue, with statutory damages set at $5,000 per violation plus costs and attorney fees.

What’s at stake

Wyoming came in the 2025 wave, after the courts had turned friendly, so it faced no serious challenge. The fixed $5,000 per-violation damages make the law simple to enforce and give operators a clear reason to check everyone.

Our take

Wyoming passed this in the 2025 cycle when the constitutional questions were already being settled in the states' favor. The ACLU and industry groups objected, nobody sued, and the law took effect on schedule.

Timeline

  1. Took effectLatest

  2. Signed into law (Chapter 139)

The record

Sponsor

Rep. Martha Lawley

Votes

  • House: Passed (59 to 1), January 30, 2025
  • Senate: Passed (28 to 3), March 4, 2025