Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB199: Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act.
Status: Chaptered, March 4, 2025
AN ACT relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 21‐2‐901, 21‐2‐903(a), (b), (c) and by creating a new subsection (d), 21‐2‐904(b)(i)(J), by creating a new subparagraph (Q), (ii)(A) and (e), 21‐2‐905(e) and (f)(intro), 21‐2‐906(a)(i), (ix), (xi), by creating a new paragraph (xiii) and by creating new subsections (d) and (e) and 21‐2‐909, as amended by 2024 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 108, Section 1 and effective January 1, 2025, are amended to read: ARTICLE 9 STEAMBOAT LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP ACT 21‐2‐901. Short title. This act shall be known as the "Wyoming Education Savings Accounts Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act." The program created by this act shall be known as the "ESA program." 21‐2‐903. Education savings accounts; steamboat legacy scholarship program account. (a) For school year 2025‐2026 and each school year thereafter, the total amount to be deposited in an education savings account for an ESA student each year shall be determined by the student's household income compared to the federal poverty levels, using the most recent federal poverty guidelines for the student's household size and income, …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46) · primary sponsor
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Marlene Brady (R, H60)
- Gary Brown (R, H41)
- Lee Filer (R, H44)
- Jeremy Haroldson (R, H04)
- Scott Heiner (R, H18)
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53)
- Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
- Ann Lucas (R, H43)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0052
- : Assigned Chapter Number 107
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0052
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0052
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0052
- : S Appointed JCC01 Members
- : H Concur:Failed 14-41-7-0-0
- : H Appointed JCC01 Members
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-11-0-0-0
- : H Received for Concurrence
Votes
- Amendment failed 15-16-0-0-0 (February 27, 2025): 15 yea, 16 nay, failed
- Amendment adopted 24-7-0-0-0 (February 27, 2025): 24 yea, 7 nay, passed
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 20, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 (February 19, 2025): 59 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (February 18, 2025): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0 (February 18, 2025): 56 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act.
Common questions
- What is HB199?
- HB199 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Act. .
- What does HB199 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; modifying the education savings accounts program; changing the name of the program to the steamboat legacy scholarship act; creating the steamboat legacy scholarship program account; modifying definitions; increasing the maximum scholarship award; modifying eligibility requirements; repealing provisions; providing appropriations; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB199?
- Chaptered as of March 4, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0052 (March 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB199?
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB199?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0199
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