WY SF 13
enactedWyoming national guard member referral-amendments.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
Quick answers
Did WY SF 13 pass?
Yes. WY SF 13 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-04. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Governor Signed SEA No. 0026
What is WY SF 13 about?
This act expands the eligibility for the Wyoming National Guard Member Referral Incentive Program to veterans of the Wyoming National Guard, current employees of the Wyoming Military Department, and recruits beginning the enlistment process with the Wyoming National Guard. This act prohibits the Wyoming Military Department from distributing a referral bonus to a referring recruit until the referring recruit has completed accession into the Wyoming National Guard. This act increases the referral bonus amount from five hundred dollars ($500.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), extends the sunset date of the program from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028, and provides an appropriation of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department for purposes of funding the program.
Who sponsors WY SF 13?
Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs is the primary sponsor of WY SF 13.
Description
This act expands the eligibility for the Wyoming National Guard Member Referral Incentive Program to veterans of the Wyoming National Guard, current employees of the Wyoming Military Department, and recruits beginning the enlistment process with the Wyoming National Guard. This act prohibits the Wyoming Military Department from distributing a referral bonus to a referring recruit until the referring recruit has completed accession into the Wyoming National Guard. This act increases the referral bonus amount from five hundred dollars ($500.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), extends the sunset date of the program from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028, and provides an appropriation of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department for purposes of funding the program.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-04 — Governor Signed SEA No. 0026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Transportation, Highways and Military Affairsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-04
Assigned Chapter Number 27
became-law
2026-03-04
Governor Signed SEA No. 0026
executive-signature
2026-03-02
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0026
2026-03-02
S President Signed SEA No. 0026
2026-03-02
Assigned Number SEA No. 0026
2026-03-02
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-27
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-26
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
H Placed on General File
2026-02-25
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-24
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-19
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-18
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-18
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-16
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
S Placed on General File
2026-02-12
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-10
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-09
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 21-10-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-05
S Received for Introduction
filing
2025-12-01
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 21-10-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · pass · 21-10
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Case: no
- French: no
- Hicks: no
- Hutchings: no
- Ide: no
- Kolb: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Pearson: no
- Steinmetz: no
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- ANDERSON: yes
- BARLOW: yes
- COOPER: yes
- KOLB: yes
- PAPPAS: yes
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-12 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- DRISKILL: yes
- FRENCH: yes
- GIERAU: yes
- LAURSEN: yes
- SALAZAR: yes
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-1-0-0
2026-02-18 · pass · 22-8
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Case: no
- Hutchings: no
- Ide: no
- Kolb: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Pearson: no
- Steinmetz: no
- Cooper: excused
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-24 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- BANKS: yes
- GERINGER: yes
- LARSEN: yes
- MCCANN: yes
- NICHOLAS: yes
- POSEY: yes
- TARVER: yes
- WYLIE: yes
- BROWN: yes
- L: yes
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-02-25 · 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 57-0-5-0-0
2026-03-02 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- L: 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
- Heiner: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Riggins: 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
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Yin: yes
- Kelly: excused
- Lucas: excused
- McCann: excused
- Ottman: excused
- Schmid: excused
Related bills
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