# Wyoming HB 23: AN ACT relating to public school cocurricular and extracurricular activities; requiring school districts to allow children not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 23, AN ACT relating to public school cocurricular and extracurricular activities; requiring school districts to allow children not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Education; status signed, last action 2026-03-06 (Assigned Chapter Number 45); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB23-2026 - 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 23 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to public school cocurricular and extracurricular activities; requiring school districts to allow children not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-19 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Assigned Chapter Number 45 - Sponsor: null Education - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (240 yes, 44 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming kids gain broader school activity access: benefit, medium. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, and applies starting with the 2026-2027 school year and every year after. Wyoming districts must let resident school-age children who are not enrolled there full-time join all district-offered school activities. This includes activities sanctioned by the Wyoming H… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Education ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | House | H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0 | pass | 58 | 1 | | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Amendment failed 25-34-3-0-0 | fail | 25 | 34 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0 | pass | 57 | 3 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0 | pass | 57 | 5 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-06: Assigned Chapter Number 45 - 2026-03-06: Governor Signed HEA No. 0017 (Governor) - 2026-03-03: S President Signed HEA No. 0017 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0017 (House) - 2026-03-02: Assigned Number HEA No. 0017 - 2026-03-02: H Concur:Passed 58-1-3-0-0 (House) - 2026-03-02: H Received for Concurrence (House) - 2026-03-02: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-26: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-19: H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-18: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-17: H 2nd Reading:Laid Back (House) - 2026-02-16: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-11: H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-09: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education 57-5-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-12-19: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0023.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0023.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0023.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendm… (vetoed) - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as… (vetoed) - SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource b… (became law) - SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and… (signed) - HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of state to charge a fee to expedite filings of documents as specified; and providi… (signed) - HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money laundering and illegal investments; providing definitions; providing penalties; and prov… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0023.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0023.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0023.pdf) ## Related - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026) - [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026) - [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-HB23-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).