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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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
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 26, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican29
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
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ocean Andrew
RRepublican
Co
Bo Biteman
RRepublican
Co
Brian Boner
RRepublican
Co
Charles Scott
RRepublican
Co
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
Co
Chip Neiman
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Singh
RRepublican
Co
Evie Brennan
RRepublican
Co
Gary Crum
RRepublican
Co
Jared Olsen
RRepublican
Co
Jayme Lien
RRepublican
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