Wyoming ban on vaccine rules for customers clears hurdle

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Senate has advanced a bill that would prohibit businesses including insurance companies from singling out customers based on whether they've been vaccinated against COVID-19.

The bill cleared the state Senate on an 18-10 vote Wednesday.

It’s among 20 bills in a special session begun Tuesday to counter President Joe Biden’s plan to require vaccination for certain workers in health care.

Only a handful of those bills appear headed forward so far.

The Senate debated the vaccine-status bill for the first time after changing it to allow insurers to raise premiums for unvaccinated customers and provide other incentives to get the shots.