WyomingWyoming places homeland security office in a state department
Wyoming’s homeland security office and specified property, funds, and positions move into a state department on July 1, 2026.
What it does
Wyoming’s homeland security office becomes part of a state department, which takes over its duties and authority. The transfer includes specified property, funds, and positions, with some contracts remaining with the governor’s office.
The department’s director prepares and submits a budget for the department under the state’s budget rules.
Argument forPutting homeland security work and its director in one department could make it clearer who directs the work and prepares its budget.
Argument againstSeparating contracts the department cannot legally assume could complicate responsibility for those agreements and obligations during the transfer.
More detail
Wyoming places its homeland security office in a state department, which takes over the office’s duties and authority. The transfer covers the Wyoming office of homeland security and its property, equipment, obligations, unspent funds, and positions described in the act. The transfer includes funds and positions provided to the office or its division during the 2026 budget session, plus other unspent funds the office is authorized to keep. The department takes over existing obligations when it can lawfully do so; the governor’s office assumes obligations it cannot lawfully take over. The department takes over the office on July 1, 2026. The department must report on the transfer to the joint judiciary interim committee by October 1, 2026.
The department’s director prepares and submits a budget for the department. This duty applies to the director of the Wyoming department of homeland security.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 4Assigned Chapter Number 26Latest
- Mar 4Governor Mark Gordon Signed SEA No. 0023Became Law
- Mar 2H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0023
- Mar 2S President Signed SEA No. 0023
- Feb 27Assigned Number SEA No. 0023
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 37-22-3-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 27H 3rd Reading:Passed 37-22-3-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Feb 26H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 25H COW:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 25H Placed on General File
- Feb 25H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0Minor
- Feb 23H Introduced and Referred to H01 - JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 20H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 18S COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 17S Placed on General File
- Vote recorded S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Minor
- Feb 10S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 22-8-1-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 22-8-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Feb 4Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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