Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF53: Keeping amateurism in high school athletics.
Status: Signed into law, March 3, 2026
AN ACT relating to education; requiring amateur status for participation in high school athletic activities; specifying requirements for amateur status; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to education; requiring amateur status for participation in high school athletic activities; specifying requirements for amateur status; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
From the enrolled text, February 27, 2026:
AN ACT relating to education; requiring amateur status for participation in high school athletic activities; specifying requirements for amateur status; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 21-25-401 is created to read: ARTICLE 4 AMATEUR STATUS REQUIRED FOR STUDENT ELIGIBILITY 21-25-401. Amateur status requirements. (a) A student who represents a Wyoming high school in a sport or activity sanctioned by the Wyoming high school activities association shall be an amateur in that sport or activity as provided in this section. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a student forfeits amateur status in a sport or activity by: (i) Competing for or accepting money or other monetary compensation for competing in that sport or activity; (ii) Receiving any award or prize of monetary value for competing in that sport or activity that exceeds the amount that has been approved by the Wyoming high school activities association; (iii) Capitalizing on the student's athletic fame or the student's name, image or likeness by receiving money, gifts of monetary value, merchandise or other ORIGINAL SENATE FILE NO. SF0053 ENROLLED ACT NO. 24, SENATE SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING 2026 BUDGET SESSION consideration related to competing in that sport or activity; (iv) Signing a professional playing contract in that sport or activity. This paragraph …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Rob Geringer (R, H42)
- Harshman, Steve (R, H37)
- Wylie, Cody (R, H39)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Cooper, Ed (R, S20)
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Crum, Gary (R, S10) · primary sponsor
- Landen, Bill (R, S27)
- Tara Nethercott (R, S04)
- Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03)
Latest actions
- : Assigned Chapter Number 28
- : Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
- : H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0024
- : S President Signed SEA No. 0024
- : Assigned Number SEA No. 0024
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
- : H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H Placed on General File
Votes
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0 (February 27, 2026): 57 yea, 2 nay, passed
- H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 (February 23, 2026): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (February 19, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 27-3-1-0-0 (February 10, 2026): 27 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Keeping amateurism in high school athletics.
Common questions
- What is SF53?
- SF53 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Keeping amateurism in high school athletics.
- What does SF53 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to education; requiring amateur status for participation in high school athletic activities; specifying requirements for amateur status; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF53?
- Signed into law as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Assigned Chapter Number 28 (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF53?
- Crum, Gary (R, S10), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF53?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0053
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