High school athletes must maintain amateur status to participate in school sports, with specified requirements and exceptions.
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.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Andrew, Geringer, Harshman, Wylie, Senator(s) Boner, Cooper, Crago, Landen, Nethercott, Schuler, Steinmetz
Requires high school students representing Wyoming schools in sanctioned sports to maintain amateur status and specifies activities that forfeit or preserve that status.
3/3/2026(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 28
3/3/2026(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0024
3/2/2026(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0024
3/2/2026(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0024
2/27/2026(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0024
Effective: July 1, 2026
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2/27/2026(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
2/26/2026(House)
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2/25/2026(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/24/2026(House)
H COW:Passed
2/23/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
2/23/2026(House)
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
2/20/2026(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2/19/2026(House)
H Received for Introduction
2/19/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
2/18/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/17/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
2/16/2026(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/16/2026(Senate)
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/10/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 27-3-1-0-0
1/29/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/22/2026(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, G. Brown, Bratten, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Fornstrom, Filer, Geringer, Haroldson, Guggenmos, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Locke, Lucas, Lien, Nicholas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Smith, Storer, Tarver, Strock, Styvar, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Yin, Neiman
Nay: Brady, Singh
Excused: Johnson, Kelly, Wylie
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
RecommendedYea: BRATTEN, ERICKSON, GUGGENMOS, LAWLEY, STROCK, WILLIAMS, ANDREW
Nay: SINGH
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crum, Crago, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Jones, Landen, Kolb, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Steinmetz, Scott, Biteman
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BRENNAN, OLSEN, ROTHFUSS, SCOTT, SCHULER
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 27-3-1-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Dockstader, Driskill, Crum, French, Gierau, Hicks, Jones, Kolb, Laursen, Landen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Rothfuss, Salazar, Scott, Steinmetz, Schuler, Biteman
Excused: KELLY
Nay: Ide, Pearson
Nay: Hutchings, Ide, Pearson
Excused: Pappas