# Wyoming HB 136: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act from government sponsored health care programs that would disqualify a volunteer first responder from participating in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan; authorizing first responder departments to contribute to first responder group insurance premiums; requiring voluntary first responders to provide proof of their volunteer status on an annual basis; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 136, AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act from government sponsored health care programs that would disqualify a volunteer first responder from participating in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan; authorizing first responder departments to contribute to first responder group insurance premiums; requiring voluntary first responders to provide proof of their volunteer status on an annual basis; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Andrew Byron (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-12 (Assigned Chapter Number 133); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB136-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 136 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act from government sponsored health care programs that would disqualify a volunteer first responder from participating in the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan; authorizing first responder departments to contribute to first responder group insurance premiums; requiring voluntary first responders to provide proof of their volunteer status on an annual basis; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-09 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Assigned Chapter Number 133 - Sponsor: Andrew Byron (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (157 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier health coverage for volunteer responders: benefit, high. Effective immediately upon becoming law, Wyoming's law lets volunteer firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and search-and-rescue volunteers join the state employees' health plan even if they qualify for Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage. Eligibility for other government-sponsored hea… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Andrew Byron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dalton Banks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Landon Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: JD Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cody Wylie (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barry Crago (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Dockstader (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Gierau (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wendy Schuler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | House | H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0 | pass | 23 | 8 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2025-02-12 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-03-12: Assigned Chapter Number 133 - 2025-03-12: Governor Signed HEA No. 0063 (Governor) - 2025-03-04: S President Signed HEA No. 0063 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0063 (House) - 2025-03-03: Assigned Number HEA No. 0063 - 2025-03-03: H Concur:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-03-03: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2025-03-03: S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor (Senate) - 2025-02-12: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-12: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-11: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-10: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-02-04: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-02-04: H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-29: H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel (House) - 2025-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-09: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0136.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0136.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor offense for injury to petroglyphs, pictographs and historic inscriptions; provid… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0136.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0136.pdf) ## Related - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF91-2025) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB136-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).