SF 143 Wyoming House · 2023 Regular Session

Wyoming freedom scholarship act-2.

Wyoming's SF 143, the Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Act, creates education savings accounts (ESAs) providing $6,000 annually per eligible student (adjusted for inflation) to cover qualifying education expenses. It directly affects Wyoming residents who are K-12 students not yet graduated, allowing parents or guardians to use ESA funds for private school tuition, online learning, tutoring, textbooks, technology, and other approved educational costs. The state treasurer administers the program, disbursements occur monthly, and funds come from a dedicated state account - not local taxes - with excess funds transferred to the school foundation program if balances exceed $30 million. Qualified schools (non-governmental, non-discriminatory) are explicitly not considered state or federal agents under this program.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2023 Last action Feb 24, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-14-0-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Jan 24, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
upper
1 primary · 41 co-sponsors

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