Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB164: Wyoming generational investment account.
Status: Failed, February 13, 2026
AN ACT relating to the investment of state funds; creating the Wyoming generational investment account; specifying the investment of funds in the account; specifying the disposition of investment earnings; providing for the accounting and administration of the account; requiring transfers of funds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the investment of state funds; creating the Wyoming generational investment account; specifying the investment of funds in the account; specifying the disposition of investment earnings; providing for the accounting and administration of the account; requiring transfers of funds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
AN ACT relating to the investment of state funds; creating the Wyoming generational investment account; specifying the investment of funds in the account; specifying the disposition of investment earnings; providing for the accounting and administration of the account; requiring transfers of funds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 9-4-227 is created to read: 9-4-227. Wyoming generational investment account. HB0164 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0392 (a) There is created the Wyoming generational investment account. The account shall consist of all funds transferred or appropriated to the account by law. All monies deposited or transferred into the account are intended to be inviolate and constitute a permanent or perpetual trust fund, subject to the provisions for the withdrawal of funds provided by this section. (b) The state treasurer shall invest all funds within the Wyoming generational investment account in accordance with W.S. 9-4-715(a) and (c) through (e) and 9-4-716. W.S. 9-4-716(e) shall not apply to the account. The state treasurer, or the treasurer's designee, which shall be registered under the federal Investment Advisor's Act of 1940, as amended and if required to be registered by the terms of that act, may invest the unobligated, unencumbered balance of the account in equities, including stocks of corporations. …
Sponsors
- Harshman, Steve (R, H37)
- Williams · primary sponsor
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Gierau, Mike (D, S17)
Latest actions
- : H Did not Consider for Introduction
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Wyoming generational investment account.
Common questions
- What is HB164?
- HB164 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Wyoming generational investment account.
- What does HB164 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the investment of state funds; creating the Wyoming generational investment account; specifying the investment of funds in the account; specifying the disposition of investment earnings; providing for the accounting and administration of the account; requiring transfers of funds; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB164?
- Failed as of February 13, 2026. Latest action: H Did not Consider for Introduction (February 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB164?
- Williams, with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB164?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0164
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