COVID-19 vaccine mandate; prohibitions

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "COVID-19" means as defined by W.S. 1-1- 141(a)(ii);

(ii) "COVID-19 vaccination" means any vaccine that is marketed to prevent COVID-19 or any vaccine that is marketed to diminish or decrease the symptoms of COVID-19;

(iii) "Public entity" means as defined by W.S. 16-6- 101(a)(viii) except that "public entity" does not include an entity receiving federal funding that by complying with subsection (b) of this section would lose that federal funding.

(b) No public entity shall enforce any mandate or standard of the federal government, whether emergency, temporary or permanent, that requires an employer to ensure or mandate that an employee shall receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent that this section conflicts with a federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order, subsection (b) of this section shall not be enforced after the federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order takes legal effect that requires Wyoming employers to comply with a federal COVID-19 vaccine requirement or mandate.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, subsection (b) of this section shall be enforceable during any period in which the federal law, regulation, rule, standard or order is subject to a federal judicial stay applicable in Wyoming or is otherwise repealed, withdrawn, superseded or declared by a federal court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful or unenforceable.

ARTICLE 2 - SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTION ACT