# Wyoming SF 45: AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; specifying the source of payment for service in the state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 45, AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; specifying the source of payment for service in the state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Dan Laursen (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 45
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; specifying the source of payment for service in the state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-12-17
- Last action: 2025-03-03, S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- Sponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (2 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan Laursen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher Knapp (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Pendergraft (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Barlow (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Boner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim French (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Senator Smith, D

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | S08 - Transportation:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0 | fail | 2 | 3 |   |

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-03: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: S No report prior to CoW Cutoff (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: S08 - Transportation:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation (Senate)
- 2024-12-19: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2024-12-17: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0045.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0045.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025)
- [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025)
- [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025)
- [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025)
- [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF45-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).