Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF67: Wyoming state guard-amendments.
Status: Signed into law, March 6, 2026
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 2, 2026:
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 19-10-101(a) and (b) is amended to appointment of council; removal; control. (a) If the national guard of Wyoming is ordered into the service of the United States, The governor may organize and maintain within this state during that period, under such regulations as the secretary of defense may prescribe, such military forces as may be authorized by the secretary of defense or as the governor deems necessary for the defense to preserve the public peace, to execute the laws of the state, to suppress tumult, riot, mob or invasion, to respond to either natural or manmade emergencies within the state, to support national wildland fire response or to perform other duties as the governor may require. The forces shall be known as the Wyoming state guard. Insofar as practicable, the existing laws, rules and regulations governing the national guard shall be applied to used as a model for the control and governance of …
Sponsors
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Rodriguez-Williams, Rachel (R, H50)
- Nina Webber (R, H24)
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Tim French (R, S18)
- Robert Ide (R, S29)
- Dan Laursen (R, S19) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Assigned Chapter Number 47
- : Governor Signed SEA No. 0028
- : H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0028
- : S President Signed SEA No. 0028
- : Assigned Number SEA No. 0028
- : S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- : S Received for Concurrence
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-2-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
Votes
- S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (March 2, 2026): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-2-0-0 (March 2, 2026): 54 yea, 6 nay, passed
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 (February 25, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0 (February 24, 2026): 6 yea, 3 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 (February 20, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Wyoming state guard-amendments.
Common questions
- What is SF67?
- SF67 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Wyoming state guard-amendments.
- What does SF67 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Wyoming state guard; removing activation of the national guard of Wyoming into service of the United States as a prerequisite for the organization of the Wyoming state guard; removing federal involvement in the Wyoming state guard; allowing the governor to organize and maintain the Wyoming state guard; making conforming amendments; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF67?
- Signed into law as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Assigned Chapter Number 47 (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF67?
- Dan Laursen (R, S19), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF67?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0067
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