SF 106 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Welfare Fraud Prevention Act Amendments.

SF 106 amends Wyoming's welfare and Medicaid eligibility rules to strengthen verification processes. It requires monthly checks of residency and death records, bans self-attestation for income, citizenship, and household composition without verification, and limits retroactive Medicaid coverage to two months. The bill directly affects welfare applicants and recipients, including both citizens and noncitizens, by tightening eligibility requirements. Key provisions include shorter recertification periods for unstable households (up to 4 months) and mandatory reporting to the legislature on program impacts. These changes aim to prevent program misuse while aligning with federal requirements.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Signed Mar 8, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 8, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, changing its status from a draft proposal to a law ready for the Governor's signature. Substantive changes include expanding the list of statutes amended to cover new sections on retroactive eligibility and rulemaking, and adding a new article prohibiting the state from waiving federal work requirements without specific legislative authorization. The bill also clarifies that self-attestation is not accepted for key eligibility factors like income and residency unless required by federal law.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include new statutory sections (42-10-110) regarding retroactive Medicaid eligibility limits and reporting, and a new article (Article 2) addressing work requirement waivers.

REQUIREMENT

The list of statutes to be amended was updated to include 42-10-110 and 42-10-201, expanding the bill's legal reach to cover retroactive eligibility limits and work requirement waivers.

A new provision was added prohibiting the Department of Family Services from seeking or renewing federal work requirement waivers without specific authorization from the Wyoming Legislature.

New reporting requirements were added to mandate a public report on the number of people denied retroactive eligibility and the fiscal impact of those limitations.

ELIGIBILITY

The prohibition on self-attestation was refined to explicitly exclude 'Income in excess of zero dollars' and 'citizenship or immigration status' from being verified via self-attestation.

TIMELINE

Implementation deadlines were specified, with work requirement waiver prohibitions effective by January 1, 2027, and multistate enrollment reporting by October 1, 2029.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

29–2

Passed

Total votes 31

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% 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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 8, 2026

Signed into law

Governor Signed SEA No. 0068

legislature

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

S Concur:Passed 27-2-2-0-0

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0

upper

Feb 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Feb 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 31-0-0-0-0

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor