WY HB 35
enactedFirefighters-paid leave and hazard pay.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
Quick answers
Did WY HB 35 pass?
Yes. WY HB 35 has been enacted into law as of 2026-02-27. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): Governor Signed HEA No. 0004
What is WY HB 35 about?
This act provides that persons in a wildland firefighting occupation employed by the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments will receive hazard pay and paid time off in accordance with federal standards. The Office of State Lands and Investments is required to monitor federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off when determining compensation, but those standards will not be considered binding. An appropriation is provided to provide hazard pay for wildland firefighters. The Department of Administration and Information and the Office of State Lands and Investments are authorized to promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
Who sponsors WY HB 35?
Appropriations is the primary sponsor of WY HB 35.
Description
This act provides that persons in a wildland firefighting occupation employed by the State Forestry Division of the Office of State Lands and Investments will receive hazard pay and paid time off in accordance with federal standards. The Office of State Lands and Investments is required to monitor federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off when determining compensation, but those standards will not be considered binding. An appropriation is provided to provide hazard pay for wildland firefighters. The Department of Administration and Information and the Office of State Lands and Investments are authorized to promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-02-27 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0004
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Appropriationsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-27
Assigned Chapter Number 4
became-law
2026-02-27
Governor Signed HEA No. 0004
executive-signature
2026-02-26
S President Signed HEA No. 0004
2026-02-26
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0004
2026-02-26
Assigned Number HEA No. 0004
2026-02-26
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-25
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-24
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-21
S Placed on General File
2026-02-21
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-16
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-14
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-12
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-11
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
H Placed on General File
2026-02-10
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 62-0-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-14
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-12
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 62-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · pass · 62-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- ALLEMAND: yes
- ANGELOS: yes
- HAROLDSON: yes
- PENDERGRAFT: yes
- SHERWOOD: yes
- SMITH: yes
- S: yes
- BEAR: yes
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2026-02-14 · pass · 61-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Bratten: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- K: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Smith: yes
- Strock: yes
- Storer: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webber: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Kelly: excused
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
2026-02-21 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- DRISKILL: yes
- GIERAU: yes
- SALAZAR: yes
- FRENCH: no
- LAURSEN: excused
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2026-02-26 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Dockstader: excused
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:54.484336Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=WY&identifier=HB 35. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.