# Wyoming HB 41: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; providing a monthly death benefit for specified law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 41, AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; providing a monthly death benefit for specified law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Joe Webb (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-07 (Assigned Chapter Number 86); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB41-2026 - 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 41 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; providing a monthly death benefit for specified law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-03-07, Assigned Chapter Number 86 - Sponsor: Joe Webb (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (165 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Monthly benefits for fallen officers’ spouses: benefit, high. Wyoming provides monthly benefits to surviving spouses of law enforcement retirement program members killed in the line of duty. The payment equals 90% of the member’s salary. The spouse also receives 6% of that salary for each child under 18. This benefit replaces the existing death-benefit rules… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joe Webb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Trey Sherwood (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tomi Strock (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Art Washut (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Senator Pearson - Cosponsor: Wendy Schuler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | Senate | S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-21 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 61-0-1-0-0 | pass | 61 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-07: Assigned Chapter Number 86 - 2026-03-07: Governor Signed HEA No. 0026 (Governor) - 2026-03-06: S President Signed HEA No. 0026 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0026 (House) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Number HEA No. 0026 - 2026-03-05: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-03: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-27: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-27: S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-21: H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-20: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-19: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-12: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-12: H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 61-0-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-14: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-01-13: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0041.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0041.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0041.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/HB0041.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0041.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0041.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-HB41-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).