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WY HB 23

enacted

Participation in school activities.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY HB 23 pass?

Yes. WY HB 23 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-06. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Governor Signed HEA No. 0017

What is WY HB 23 about?

This bill requires school districts to allow children who are residents, but who are not enrolled in the local school district, to participate in the school district's cocurricular and extracurricular activities. This act applies beginning school year 2026-2027.

Who sponsors WY HB 23?

Education is the primary sponsor of WY HB 23.

Description

This bill requires school districts to allow children who are residents, but who are not enrolled in the local school district, to participate in the school district's cocurricular and extracurricular activities. This act applies beginning school year 2026-2027.

Introduced
2026-02-09
Latest action
2026-03-06 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0017
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Educationprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-06

    Assigned Chapter Number 45

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-06

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0017

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-03

    S President Signed HEA No. 0017

  4. 2026-03-03

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0017

  5. 2026-03-03

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0017

  6. 2026-03-03

    H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0

  7. 2026-03-02

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2026-03-02

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-02-27

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-26

    S COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-25

    S Placed on General File

  12. 2026-02-25

    S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-23

    S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

    introduction,referral-committee

  14. 2026-02-19

    S Received for Introduction

    filing

  15. 2026-02-19

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0

    passage,reading-3

  16. 2026-02-19

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

    reading-2

  17. 2026-02-17

    H 2nd Reading:Laid Back

  18. 2026-02-17

    H COW:Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-02-12

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2026-02-12

    H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-02-09

    H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0

    introduction,referral-committee

  22. 2026-01-09

    H Received for Introduction

    filing

  23. 2025-12-19

    Bill Number Assigned

    reading-1

Versions

  • Amendment HB0023SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0023HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Harshman (Failed)Compare
  • Amendment HB0023HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)Compare
  • Amendment HB0023H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Yin (Failed)Compare
  • EnrolledCompare
  • IntroducedCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0

    2026-02-09 · pass · 57-5

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Davis: no
    • Larsen: no
    • Provenza: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
  • H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • BRATTEN: yes
    • ERICKSON: yes
    • GUGGENMOS: yes
    • KELLY: yes
    • LAWLEY: yes
    • SINGH: yes
    • STROCK: yes
    • WILLIAMS: yes
    • ANDREW: yes
  • HB0023H3001: Amendment failed 25-34-3-0-0

    2026-02-19 · fail · 25-34

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Banks: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • L: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Allemand: no
    • Andrew: no
    • Angelos: no
    • Bear: no
    • Brady: no
    • Bratten: no
    • Brown: no
    • G: no
    • K: no
    • Geringer: no
    • Guggenmos: no
    • Heiner: no
    • Hoeft: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Knapp: no
    • Lien: no
    • Locke: no
    • Lucas: no
    • McCann: no
    • Ottman: no
    • Pendergraft: no
    • Rodriguez-Williams: no
    • Schmid: no
    • Singh: no
    • Smith: no
    • Styvar: no
    • Strock: no
    • Tarver: no
    • Webb: no
    • Wasserburger: no
    • Webber: no
    • Wharff: no
    • Winter: no
    • Neiman: no
    • Haroldson: excused
    • Kelly: excused
    • Wylie: excused
  • H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0

    2026-02-19 · pass · 57-3

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lien: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Schmid: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Wharff: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Provenza: no
    • Sherwood: no
    • Storer: no
    • Kelly: excused
    • Wylie: excused
  • S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

    2026-02-25 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • BRENNAN: yes
    • ROTHFUSS: yes
    • SCOTT: yes
    • SCHULER: yes
    • OLSEN: excused
  • S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0

    2026-03-02 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Anderson: yes
    • Barlow: yes
    • Boner: yes
    • Brennan: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Crago: yes
    • Driskill: yes
    • Crum: yes
    • Dockstader: yes
    • French: yes
    • Hutchings: yes
    • Gierau: yes
    • Hicks: yes
    • Ide: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Kolb: yes
    • Landen: yes
    • Laursen: yes
    • Love: yes
    • McKeown: yes
    • Nethercott: yes
    • Olsen: yes
    • Pappas: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Rothfuss: yes
    • Salazar: yes
    • Schuler: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Steinmetz: yes
    • Biteman: yes
    • Case: no
  • H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0

    2026-03-03 · pass · 58-1

    Member-level votes (65)
    • Allemand: yes
    • Andrew: yes
    • Angelos: yes
    • Banks: yes
    • Bear: yes
    • Brady: yes
    • Bratten: yes
    • Brown: yes
    • G: yes
    • L: yes
    • Byron: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • E: yes
    • K: yes
    • Chestek: yes
    • Clouston: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Filer: yes
    • Erickson: yes
    • Fornstrom: yes
    • Geringer: yes
    • Guggenmos: yes
    • Haroldson: yes
    • Harshman: yes
    • Heiner: yes
    • Hoeft: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Knapp: yes
    • Larsen: yes
    • Larson: yes
    • JT: yes
    • Locke: yes
    • Lawley: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • McCann: yes
    • Nicholas: yes
    • Pendergraft: yes
    • Ottman: yes
    • Posey: yes
    • Provenza: yes
    • Riggins: yes
    • Rodriguez-Williams: yes
    • Sherwood: yes
    • Singh: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Strock: yes
    • Storer: yes
    • Styvar: yes
    • Tarver: yes
    • Thayer: yes
    • Washut: yes
    • Wasserburger: yes
    • Webb: yes
    • Webber: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Wylie: yes
    • Winter: yes
    • Yin: yes
    • Neiman: yes
    • Lien: no
    • Kelly: excused
    • Schmid: excused
    • Wharff: excused

Related bills

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