WyomingLaw provides monthly death benefits to spouses of fallen officers
A surviving spouse of a retirement program member killed in the line of duty receives monthly payments equal to 90% of salary, plus 6% for each child under 18.
What it does
A surviving spouse of a retirement program member killed in the line of duty receives monthly payments: 90% of the member’s salary, plus 6% for each child under 18.
Argument forMonthly payments tied to salary, with extra amounts for children under 18, could help surviving spouses support their families.
Argument againstBecause payments depend on salary and children under 18, families could receive different amounts after similar losses.
More detail
The law provides a monthly death benefit to a surviving spouse when a retirement program member is killed in the line of duty. It covers a surviving spouse of a member of the retirement program who is killed in the line of duty. The rule applies to death benefit distributions made on or after the act takes effect. The act takes effect once all steps required for it to become law are complete.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 8Assigned Chapter Number 86Latest
- Mar 8Governor Mark Gordon Signed HEA No. 0026Became Law
- Mar 6S President Signed HEA No. 0026
- Mar 6H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0026
- Mar 5Assigned Number HEA No. 0026
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed Senate
- Mar 4S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Mar 3S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 27S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 27S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 23S Introduced and Referred to S10 - LaborMinor
- Feb 23S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 22H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0Passed House
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 20H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 12H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12H03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 10H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 61-0-1-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 61-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Jan 14Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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