# Wyoming SF 59: AN ACT relating to language and literacy competency; providing definitions; specifying screeners, assessments, diagnostics and screening requirements; requiring professional development; establishing school district duties; requiring parental notice; requiring individual reading plans for students with reading difficulties or at risk for poor reading outcomes; requiring reports; establishing additional duties for the department of education; authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to create a language and literacy division; requiring rulemaking; repealing provisions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 59, AN ACT relating to language and literacy competency; providing definitions; specifying screeners, assessments, diagnostics and screening requirements; requiring professional development; establishing school district duties; requiring parental notice; requiring individual reading plans for students with reading difficulties or at risk for poor reading outcomes; requiring reports; establishing additional duties for the department of education; authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to create a language and literacy division; requiring rulemaking; repealing provisions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Education; status signed, last action 2026-03-06 (Assigned Chapter Number 66) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF59-2026 - 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 59 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to language and literacy competency; providing definitions; specifying screeners, assessments, diagnostics and screening requirements; requiring professional development; establishing school district duties; requiring parental notice; requiring individual reading plans for students with reading difficulties or at risk for poor reading outcomes; requiring reports; establishing additional duties for the department of education; authorizing the state superintendent of public instruction to create a language and literacy division; requiring rulemaking; repealing provisions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-29 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Assigned Chapter Number 66 - Sponsor: null Education - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (145 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Reading plans and extra help for kids: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, schools must implement reading plans within 30 calendar days of identifying reading difficulties or risk. Parents help develop plans with research-based instruction, measurable goals, and progress checks; plans become part of students’ educational records. Parents get quarte… - Regular reading checks for Wyoming students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s new K–12 literacy program replaces the prior reading law and requires district literacy plans. Schools must screen kindergarten through grade 2 students for dyslexia each fall. Kindergarten through grade 3 students get reading screenings three times each school yea… - Stronger reading instruction for Wyoming students: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming schools must use approved, research-based reading methods and high-quality materials aligned with reading science. All students get core instruction; struggling readers get extra lessons and progress checks, with intensive individual help for lasting difficulties. Sc… - Public reading reports for Wyoming families: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state superintendent must set literacy standards, consult districts on approved tools, and monitor compliance. Rules define reading proficiency, reading difficulties and risk, reading science, progress checks, and staff qualifications. Districts can request approved alte… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Education ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 | pass | 30 | 1 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 | pass | 46 | 14 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0 | pass | 5 | 3 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2026-02-16 | Senate | S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-06: Assigned Chapter Number 66 - 2026-03-06: Governor Signed SEA No. 0043 (Governor) - 2026-03-04: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0043 (House) - 2026-03-04: S President Signed SEA No. 0043 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Assigned Number SEA No. 0043 - 2026-03-04: S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-03: S Received for Concurrence (Senate) - 2026-03-03: H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-03-02: H 3rd Reading:Laid Back (House) - 2026-02-27: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-26: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-25: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-25: H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-24: H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education (House) - 2026-02-24: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-23: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-05: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0059.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0059.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0059.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 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) - SF 66: AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons with life threatening illnesses and persons who are vision-impaired to receive donated hunting licenses a… (signed) - SF 61: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing a sales tax and use tax exemption to the purchase or transfer of a motor vehicle to family members as specif… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0059.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0059.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0059.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 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) - [SF 66: AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons with life threatening ill…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF66-2026) - [SF 61: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing a sales tax and use tax exem…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF61-2026) - [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-SF59-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).