# Wyoming HB 34: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; authorizing firefighters to participate in retirement system plans as specified; providing appropriations; requiring rulemaking; specifying implementation; and providing for effective dates. Wyoming HB 34, AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; authorizing firefighters to participate in retirement system plans as specified; providing appropriations; requiring rulemaking; specifying implementation; and providing for effective dates., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Appropriations; status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Assigned Chapter Number 3); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB34-2026 - 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 34 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; authorizing firefighters to participate in retirement system plans as specified; providing appropriations; requiring rulemaking; specifying implementation; and providing for effective dates. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-02-27, Assigned Chapter Number 3 - Sponsor: null Appropriations - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (162 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - State funds covered workers’ retirement contributions: benefit, low. The law provides $411,000 from Wyoming’s general fund to the Office of State Lands and Investments for retirement contributions. Funding covers July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028, cannot be transferred, and can only pay contributions under this law. Unspent, unobligated money returns to the state… - Firefighter retirement coverage with service limits: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming state agency wildland firefighters working full-time or temporarily full-time qualify as firefighter retirement members. The law also defines firefighter members to include full-time Wyoming National Guard fire department crash-and-rescue employees doing firefighting… - New retirement groups for forestry supervisors: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying full-time state forestry workers join the law enforcement retirement group. Covered jobs include correctional forestry crew supervisors, correctional crew supervisors, and correctional forestry crew managers at state forestry or other state agencies. The law also… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Appropriations ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 2-1-2-0-0 | pass | 2 | 1 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 62-0-0-0-0 | pass | 62 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Chapter Number 3 - 2026-02-27: Governor Signed HEA No. 0003 (Governor) - 2026-02-26: S President Signed HEA No. 0003 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0003 (House) - 2026-02-26: Assigned Number HEA No. 0003 - 2026-02-26: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-24: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-20: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-20: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 2-1-2-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-13: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-12: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-11: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-10: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-10: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-09: H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 62-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-14: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-01-12: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0034.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0034.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0034.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/HB0034.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0034.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0034.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-HB34-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).