# Wyoming SF 169: AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the strategic investments and projects account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the strategic investments and projects account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for effective dates. Wyoming SF 169, AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the strategic investments and projects account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the strategic investments and projects account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for effective dates., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Larry Hicks (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-18 (Assigned Chapter Number 161) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF169-2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 169 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the strategic investments and projects account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the strategic investments and projects account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for effective dates. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-03-18, Assigned Chapter Number 161 - Sponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 12 (290 yes, 228 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming funds prison construction and security: benefit, medium. Wyoming keeps a separate state penitentiary construction account, with spending allowed only through legislative approval. Beginning June 30, 2027, it receives up to $10 million each fiscal year from available, uncommitted general fund money. These transfers end July 1, 2038. The account uses Pool… - Wyoming funds its state shooting complex: benefit, low. Upon enactment, the law requires a transfer of up to $10 million from the strategic investments and projects account. The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources receives the available money for the Wyoming state shooting complex. It can use the funds only to choose a site, build, operate,… - Wyoming closes its dedicated projects account: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming ends the strategic investments and projects account and moves its money to the general fund. The prison construction account stays separate and is excluded from that transfer. The general fund pays remaining appropriations and obligations made before July 1, 2026. Mo… - Wyoming redirects mineral trust earnings: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, qualifying mineral trust earnings go entirely to the legislative stabilization reserve account. They are no longer split equally with the strategic investments and projects account. This covers earnings above 2.5% of the trust's average market value over the previous five ye… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill Allemand (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Abby Angelos (Republican), House - Cosponsor: John Bear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Heiner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ken Pendergraft (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ogden Driskill (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Gierau (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Salazar (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | S Adopted SF0169JC002: 19-9-3-0-0 | pass | 19 | 9 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | H Adopted SF0169JC002: 38-15-9-0-0 | pass | 38 | 15 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0 | fail | 1 | 30 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Amendment adopted 42-19-1-0-0 | pass | 42 | 19 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Amendment failed 28-33-1-0-0 | fail | 28 | 33 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 | pass | 46 | 14 | | | 2025-03-04 | House | Amendment adopted 34-27-1-0-0 | pass | 34 | 27 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | Amendment failed 21-40-1-0-0 | fail | 21 | 40 | | | 2025-03-03 | House | Amendment failed 20-40-2-0-0 | fail | 20 | 40 | | | 2025-02-25 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 | pass | 29 | 1 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-03-18: Assigned Chapter Number 161 - 2025-03-18: Governor Signed and Line Item Vetoed (Governor) - 2025-03-06: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0098 (House) - 2025-03-06: S President Signed SEA No. 0098 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Assigned Number SEA No. 0098 - 2025-03-06: Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members (House) - 2025-03-05: Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members (Senate) - 2025-03-05: H Appointed JCC01 Members (House) - 2025-03-05: S Appointed JCC01 Members (Senate) - 2025-03-05: S Concur:Failed 1-30-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: S Received for Concurrence (Senate) - 2025-03-04: H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 (House) - 2025-03-03: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-28: H 2nd Reading:Laid Back (House) - 2025-02-27: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-02-25: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-02-25: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-14: H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2025-02-11: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-02-11: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-10: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-07: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-04: S COW:Laid Back (Senate) - 2025-02-03: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-03: S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-01-29: S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-01-24: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0169.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0169.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0169.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; 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provid… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/SF0169.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0169.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0169.pdf) ## Related - [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025) - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [SF 91: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF91-2025) - [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-SF169-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).