WY SF 53

enacted

Keeping amateurism in high school athletics.

Wyoming · 2026 · lower

Quick answers

Did WY SF 53 pass?

Yes. WY SF 53 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-04. Latest recorded action (2026-03-04): Governor Signed SEA No. 0024

What is WY SF 53 about?

This bill establishes amateur status requirements for students participating in Wyoming high school sports or activities sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Activities Association. The bill specifies conditions under which a student forfeits amateur status, including accepting monetary compensation, receiving awards exceeding approved value or signing professional contracts. Provides exceptions that do not result in forfeiture of amateur status, including receiving necessary expenses, participating in certain fundraising activities or accepting scholarships. Provides that violations of amateur status requirements result in ineligibility to participate in the concerned sport or activity.

Who sponsors WY SF 53?

Crum is the primary sponsor of WY SF 53, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-10
Latest action: 2026-03-04 — Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-03-04
Assigned Chapter Number 28
became-law
2026-03-04
Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
executive-signature
2026-03-02
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0024
2026-03-02
S President Signed SEA No. 0024
2026-02-27
Assigned Number SEA No. 0024
2026-02-27
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-26
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-25
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-24
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
H Placed on General File
2026-02-24
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-19
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-19
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-18
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-17
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-16
S Placed on General File
2026-02-16
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 27-3-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-29
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-22
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1

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Votes

S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 27-3-1-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 27-3
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Crum: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Scott: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Hutchings: no
- Ide: no
- Pearson: no
- Pappas: excused
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-16 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- BRENNAN: yes
- OLSEN: yes
- ROTHFUSS: yes
- SCOTT: yes
- SCHULER: yes
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
2026-02-19 · pass · 29-2
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crum: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Ide: no
- Pearson: no
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
2026-02-24 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (9)
- BRATTEN: yes
- ERICKSON: yes
- GUGGENMOS: yes
- LAWLEY: yes
- STROCK: yes
- WILLIAMS: yes
- ANDREW: yes
- SINGH: no
- KELLY: excused
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 57-2
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Bratten: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Lien: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Brady: no
- Singh: no
- Johnson: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Wylie: excused

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0053

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