# Wyoming SF 47: AN ACT relating to increasing the Hathaway scholarship program awards; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 47, AN ACT relating to increasing the Hathaway scholarship program awards; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Education; status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Assigned Chapter Number 7); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF47-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 47 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to increasing the Hathaway scholarship program awards; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-02-27, Assigned Chapter Number 7 - Sponsor: null Education - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (127 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher Hathaway scholarships for college students: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, Hathaway scholarship awards increase for eligible students taking at least 12 semester hours. Opportunity awards rise from $840 to $1,180 per semester; performance awards rise from $1,260 to $1,770. Honor awards rise from $1,680 to $2,360 per semester. Grade and test require… - More Hathaway aid for students with need: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, need-based Hathaway awards increase for students qualifying for federal financial aid and a regular or provisional Hathaway scholarship. For annual unmet financial need above $2,000, the specified award remains 25% of the amount above $2,000. Its annual cap rises from $1,575… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Education ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-25 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-2-1-0 | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2026-02-21 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-1-0-0 | pass | 26 | 4 | | | 2026-02-13 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Chapter Number 7 - 2026-02-27: Governor Signed SEA No. 0004 (Governor) - 2026-02-26: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0004 (House) - 2026-02-25: S President Signed SEA No. 0004 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned Number SEA No. 0004 - 2026-02-25: H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-2-1-0 (House) - 2026-02-24: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-23: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-21: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-21: H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-19: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education (House) - 2026-02-18: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-18: S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-13: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-13: S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-14: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0047.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0047.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 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) - 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) - 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) - HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process for alternative fuel taxes; providing a per kilowatt hour license tax on electr… (signed) - HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intelligence to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to the offense; estab… (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0047.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0047.pdf) ## Related - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [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) - [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-SF47-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).