Attendance of students in K-12 schools.
This bill (SF 18) ensures Wyoming public K-12 schools are equally free and accessible to all children, including those attending part-time. It requires schools to operate for a minimum of 175 days per year (unless an alternative schedule is approved by the state board after public meetings), and mandates annual evaluations of alternative schedules. Parents or guardians of eligible children may apply for an Education Savings Account (ESA) program under existing law. The changes apply starting the 2026-2027 school year.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House 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
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Enrolled
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2 edits
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Feb 27, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized into an enrolled act with minor formatting adjustments to the header and page numbering. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, establishing that public schools must be free and accessible to all children, including those attending on a part-time basis, and setting a minimum school year of 175 days.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on K-12 public school enrollment requirements and the minimum length of the school year; no new scope was added or removed.
TECHNICAL
The header text was updated to reflect the bill's final status as 'Enrolled Act No. 2' for the 68th Legislature, 2026 Budget Session, replacing the initial 'Introduced' draft title.
Page numbering and internal document identifiers were adjusted to match the final enrolled format, while the core legal text of the act remained identical.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 13, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
100% 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 SEA No. 0002
legislature
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-0-3-0-0
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 31-0-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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