HB 94 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Charter school authorizations-amendments.

HB 94 removes a limit on the number of charter schools the Wyoming Charter School Authorizing Board can approve, effective March 15, 2025. Previously, the board could authorize no more than three (later amended to four) charter schools operated by entities other than school districts before July 1, 2026. The bill eliminates this cap, allowing the board to authorize any number of charter schools meeting statutory requirements. It directly affects the authorizing board and organizations seeking to establish new charter schools outside school district management.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MINOR
This bill removes the limit of three charter schools that could operate before July 1, 2026, allowing the Wyoming charter school authorizing board to approve any number of charter schools starting July 1, 2025. The effective date was also changed from immediately upon signing to July 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill now allows unlimited charter school authorizations instead of being limited to three schools before the July 1, 2026 deadline.
TIMELINE

The effective date for the new charter school authorization rules changed from immediately upon signing to July 1, 2025.

The deadline for the three-school limit was changed from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2025, effectively removing the limit entirely.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the three-school limit on charter school authorizations, allowing the board to approve any number of charter schools starting July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Jan 24, 2025

How they voted

283
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
28 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 4, 2025
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0047
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 53-6-3-0-0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-3-0-0-0
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-16-1-0-0
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors

Sponsors