Wyoming Expands Authority to Enforce English Proficiency Law

Wyoming Expands Authority to Enforce English Proficiency Law

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on March 5 signed legislation granting statewide law enforcement power to uphold English-language proficiency standards for commercial vehicle drivers.

New Wyoming Law Empowers All Police To Jail Non-English Speaking Truck Drivers

Photo: Wyoming Highway Patrol India-West News Desk CHEYENNE, WY – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon has signed House Bill 32 into law, a measure that significantly expands the authority of local law enforcement to remove non-English speaking commercial truck drivers from the road. The new state law aligns Wyoming’s enforcement protocols with a federal executive order signed by President Trump in April 2025. That federal order reinstated strict Englis…