# Wyoming HB 199: AN ACT relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 199, AN ACT relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Ocean Andrew (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-04 (Assigned Chapter Number 107); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB199-2025 - 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 199 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-03-04, Assigned Chapter Number 107 - Sponsor: Ocean Andrew (Republican) - Cosponsors: 32 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 15 (291 yes, 272 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More scholarship money for Wyoming families: benefit, high. Wyoming renames its education savings account program the Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. Beginning in school year 2025–2026, the annual award is $7,000 per eligible student, with payments made quarterly. For one eligibility group, the household income limit rises from 150% to 250% of the federal… - Families can fund private online learning: benefit, medium. Participating families can use scholarship money for tuition and fees at nongovernmental online learning programs. This adds an allowed use of their existing award, not a separate payment for online learning. - Administrative costs can reduce family scholarships: cost, medium. The superintendent can withhold scholarship deposits for administration only after finding it necessary. The limit is 5% annually during the program's first two school years and 3% annually afterward. Withholding reduces the money deposited for families, but the law does not require the maximum ded… - Families cannot fund after-school childcare: cost, low. Families cannot use scholarship money for after-school childcare. Tuition and fees for specialized after-school education programs remain covered. Summer education programs also remain an allowed use. - Families face limits on scholarship claims: cost, low. The state, superintendent, public schools, and school districts do not incur liability based on scholarship awards or their use. This limits families' claims against those public bodies for related harm. Eligible families retain their right to intervene in legal challenges to the program. - Scholarship priority for returning students and siblings: mixed, medium. When applications exceed available money, awards follow a first-come, first-served process with priority for returning students and qualifying siblings. Returning students must have received funds in the immediately preceding school year. Siblings qualify if another sibling receives funds when they… - Learning requirements for scholarship families and providers: mixed, low. Parents must sign an agreement to use scholarship money only for allowed education expenses. For one eligibility group, it requires reading, writing, math, civics, history, literature, science, and academic progress checks. Civics includes the U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions; instruction conflicting… - Scholarship misuse checks protect funds, risk payments: mixed, low. The superintendent can investigate intentional and substantial misuse, withhold suspected misused funds, and stop payments when misuse is found. Suspected misuse can be referred to auditors; fraud evidence allows referral to law enforcement and the attorney general. Accounts stay active unless a pa… - State scholarship funding grows with local limits: mixed, low. The law creates a dedicated state treasury scholarship account, administered by the superintendent, and provides $30 million from the general fund. Investment earnings and year-end money not committed or owed stay in the account for future scholarships. The superintendent can accept gifts and grant… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ocean Andrew (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Abby Angelos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Bear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marlene Brady (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lee Filer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Heiner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Paul Hoeft (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Knapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jayme Lien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ann Lucas (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Darin McCann (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Neiman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pepper Ottman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: J.R. Riggins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Daniel Singh (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Webb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nina Webber (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bo Biteman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Boner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Evie Brennan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: John Kolb (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jared Olsen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Senator Pearson - Cosponsor: Charles Scott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Senator Smith, D - Cosponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-02-27 | House | H Adopted HB0199JC001: 42-19-1-0-0 | pass | 42 | 19 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | S Adopted HB0199JC001: 21-8-2-0-0 | pass | 21 | 8 | | | 2025-02-20 | House | H Concur:Failed 14-41-7-0-0 | fail | 14 | 41 | | | 2025-02-19 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-11-0-0-0 | pass | 20 | 11 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Amendment adopted 26-5-0-0-0 | pass | 26 | 5 | | | 2025-02-18 | Senate | Amendment adopted 21-10-0-0-0 | pass | 21 | 10 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2025-02-12 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 | pass | 3 | 2 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-21-2-0-0 | pass | 39 | 21 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Amendment failed 20-39-3-0-0 | fail | 20 | 39 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Amendment failed 24-36-2-0-0 | fail | 24 | 36 | | | 2025-01-29 | House | Amendment failed 17-42-3-0-0 | fail | 17 | 42 | | | 2025-01-28 | House | Amendment failed 25-36-1-0-0 | fail | 25 | 36 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 | pass | 6 | 1 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-04: Assigned Chapter Number 107 - 2025-03-04: Governor Signed HEA No. 0052 (Governor) - 2025-02-28: S President Signed HEA No. 0052 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052 (House) - 2025-02-27: Assigned Number HEA No. 0052 - 2025-02-21: S Appointed JCC01 Members (Senate) - 2025-02-20: H Appointed JCC01 Members (House) - 2025-02-20: H Concur:Failed 14-41-7-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-19: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2025-02-19: S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-11-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-18: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-14: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-13: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-13: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-12: S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education (Senate) - 2025-01-30: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-29: H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-21-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-28: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-01-27: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-01-23: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-01-23: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-22: :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2025-01-22: H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-20: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education (House) - 2025-01-16: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-15: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0199.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0199.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0199.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; 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