# Wyoming SF 11: AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; amending eligibility requirements for indigent veterans in order for counties to request reimbursement for preparing and transporting indigent veterans for burial; specifying indigent veterans who qualify for burial expenses paid by the department of family services also qualify for payment of burial expenses by counties; increasing the amount paid for burial expenses by the department of family services; clarifying priority of payment for burial expenses of indigent veterans; making a conforming amendment; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 11, AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; amending eligibility requirements for indigent veterans in order for counties to request reimbursement for preparing and transporting indigent veterans for burial; specifying indigent veterans who qualify for burial expenses paid by the department of family services also qualify for payment of burial expenses by counties; increasing the amount paid for burial expenses by the department of family services; clarifying priority of payment for burial expenses of indigent veterans; making a conforming amendment; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Transportation; status signed, last action 2026-03-01 (Assigned Chapter Number 10); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 11
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; amending eligibility requirements for indigent veterans in order for counties to request reimbursement for preparing and transporting indigent veterans for burial; specifying indigent veterans who qualify for burial expenses paid by the department of family services also qualify for payment of burial expenses by counties; increasing the amount paid for burial expenses by the department of family services; clarifying priority of payment for burial expenses of indigent veterans; making a conforming amendment; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-01, Assigned Chapter Number 10
- Sponsor: null Transportation
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (131 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More burial help for low-income benefit recipients: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s Department of Family Services pays up to $1,500 for burial or cremation, up from $1,000. The deceased must have received POWER, Supplemental Security Income, or Medicaid at death and lacked enough estate money or other resources. Payment depends on available funds…
- More veterans qualify, but counties pay last: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming counties must arrange body preparation, transport, and burial in a veterans’ cemetery for eligible veterans. Counties verify military service, no dishonorable discharge, death in the county, and too little money for funeral costs. Service in a specific war or conflic…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: null Transportation

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0 | pass | 59 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | House | H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-1-1-0 | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2026-03-01: Assigned Chapter Number 10
- 2026-02-27: Governor Signed SEA No. 0007 (Governor)
- 2026-02-26: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0007 (House)
- 2026-02-25: S President Signed SEA No. 0007 (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Assigned Number SEA No. 0007
- 2026-02-25: H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-24: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-23: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2026-02-18: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-18: H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-1-1-0 (House)
- 2026-02-16: H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-13: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-12: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: S COW:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-05: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2025-12-01: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0011.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0011.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0011.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0011.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0011.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0011.pdf)

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- [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026)
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- [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)
- [HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB145-2026)
- [HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intell…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB102-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF11-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).