HB 138 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Wyoming hope scholarship program.

Wyoming's HB 138 creates the Hope Scholarship Program, providing state-funded scholarships to eligible Wyoming K-12 students. It directly affects Wyoming residents enrolled in public schools who qualify (e.g., attending public school for 45+ days annually), with funds usable at participating private schools. The program establishes a scholarship account funded through state education appropriations (2% of public school funding or per-student amounts), administered by a nine-member board including state education officials. Funds cover qualifying education expenses, with annual transfers from the state education budget to the scholarship program fund. The bill defines key terms like "eligible recipient" and "participating schools" but does not specify implementation timelines beyond the 2023 fiscal year.
Bill status failed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
House Failed
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2022 Last action Feb 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 18, 2022

How they voted

2236
Failed
Total votes 58
Feb 18, 2022
D Democratic7
7 Nay
100% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
N Libertarian1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican49
22 Yea 27 Nay
55% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 18, 2022
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (22-36)
house
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
H Did not Consider for Introduction
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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