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HB0324

State Officials' Employees: At-Will Employment and Regulations

Last scannedOct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM

In one sentence

The bill makes employees of certain state officials at-will employees, exempts them from executive branch policies, authorizes human resource officer positions, and transfers funds for these changes.

What it does

  • Makes the employees of specific state officials (Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction) at-will employees who can be terminated without cause unless it violates federal or state law.
  • Exempts these employees from executive branch policies and rules, including compensation plans and job classifications.
  • Authorizes the hiring of human resource officers to assist state officials with employee management and payroll activities.
  • Transfers $236,720 and two full-time positions from another department to the State Auditor's office for hiring these new human resource officers.

Who it affects

  • Employees of state officials such as the Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • The human resource officers hired to assist these state officials

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in its session.
  • It does not specify which state officials' employees will be exempt from executive branch policies beyond those listed explicitly.
  • Details on the exact duties of human resource officers are not provided.

Plain language

Terms to know

At-will employment
A type of employment where either party can end the relationship at any time without cause.
Executive branch policies and rules
Guidelines and regulations set by the executive branch that govern how employees are managed, including compensation and job classifications.

Official record

Sources

Source checked

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 2:52 AM

Bob Nicholas

R · H07

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that the bill removes property rights and due process protections for long-term state employees who are not part of political leadership, stating there is no reason to treat them differently from other state workers.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:21:19 Watch the statement

Andrew Byron

R · H22

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes it discriminates against one specific elected official, preventing all five statewide officials from being on equal footing.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:23:59 Watch the statement

Lloyd Larsen

R · H54

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The speaker argues against the bill because it contains conflicting language regarding personnel rules, making the legislation unclear.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:24:51 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

4 roll calls

S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 2-1-2-0-02025-02-24 · Senate2 yes 1 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-19-2-0-02025-02-12 · House41 yes 19 no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-0-1-0-02025-02-04 · House6 yes 0 no
H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-02025-02-03 · House8 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. S COW:S Did not consider for COWSenate
  2. S Placed on General FileSenate
  3. S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 2-1-2-0-0Senate
  4. S Introduced and Referred to S01 - JudiciarySenate
  5. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-19-2-0-0House
  7. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  8. H COW:PassedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-0-1-0-0House
  11. :Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
  12. H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0House
  13. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - EducationHouse
  14. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  15. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

6 stored

HB0324H2001

The amendment adds provisions to authorize human resource officer positions, outlines their responsibilities, and specifies a transfer of funds and employee positions from another department to support these new roles.

HB0324H2002

The amendment removes certain provisions from the bill that relate to employee regulations and applicability of rules for state officials' employees.

HB0324H3001

The amendment adds a new provision that exempts certain employees working for the superintendent of public instruction from being at-will employees under the bill.

HB0324H3002

The amendment modifies a bill by adding language that exempts certain employees from a specific section of the bill.

HB0324HS001

The amendment changes the bill to transfer funds and positions for implementing certain provisions of the act.

HB0324SS001

The amendment changes the wording in a bill to correct a grammatical error by changing 'an' to 'a'.