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Sen. Fred Baldwin voted against the bill, commenting before voting that he feels the issues the bill tries to address are covered under current Wyoming law.

The committee will hear more testimony on Friday, and will probably vote on the bill then, according to Sen. Charles Scott.

But even after the committee vote, opponents vowed to continue the fight against the measure.

The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Bo Biteman (R-Sheridan County), was assigned to the Senate Labor Committee.

Sheridan Senator Bo. Biteman is the primary sponsor of Senate File 131. The legislation has 10 co-sponsors between the House and the Senate.

Because the 2020 session of the Wyoming Legislature is a budget session, non-budget items such as House Bill 197 will require a 2/3 majority vote for introduction.

Officials say the brief includes 39 Republican senators and 168 representatives, only two are Democrats.

The federal appeals court in Cincinnati upheld the Kentucky law.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said in his order that state lawmakers should not be mandating unproven medical treatments.

Legal fights are likely ahead over the Alabama measure, if it becomes law, and abortion restrictions in other conservative states.