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HB 35 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Firefighters-paid leave and hazard pay.

HB 35 requires Wyoming state wildland firefighters employed by the Office of State Lands and Investments to receive hazard pay and paid time off based on federal standards. It directly affects correctional forestry crew supervisors, correctional crew supervisors, and other state-employed wildland firefighters. The bill appropriates $422,500 from the general fund (2026-2028) specifically for this hazard pay, with unspent funds reverting in 2028. Rules to implement the law will be created by the Department of Administration and Information and the Office of State Lands.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesAppropriates $422,500 from general fund for firefighter hazard pay, funding essential personnel compensation under fiscal management.90% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates hazard pay and paid leave for firefighters, appropriating $422,500 to fund benefits, strengthening worker compensation protections.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Feb 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits · Feb 27, 2026
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft introduction to an enrolled final version, adding official legislative headers and signatures. Substantively, the text was slightly reorganized to clarify that federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off are merely guidelines for the state rather than binding rules, and the funding section was updated to explicitly state that unspent funds revert to the state treasury on June 30, 2028.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains the same, applying to wildland firefighters employed by the state forestry division, but the language regarding federal standards was clarified to prevent misinterpretation of their legal binding nature.
DEFINITION

Clarified that federal standards for hazard pay and paid time off are not binding on the state office, serving only as a monitoring guide.

FISCAL

Added specific language stating that any unexpended funds from the appropriation must revert to the state treasury by June 30, 2028.

TECHNICAL

Inserted official enrolled act headers, including the legislature session number, act number, and signature lines for the Governor and legislative leaders.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2026 · House Feb 14, 2026

How they voted

30–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 26, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0004
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 62-0-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.