SF0038
Amending Investment Performance Calculation for Compensation
In one sentence
This law changes how investment performance is calculated to determine compensation for staff involved in investments, starting from fiscal year 2026.
What it does
- Changes the way investment performance is measured for calculating compensation for investment staff.
- Uses a geometric average instead of an arithmetic average for three most recent years' investment returns beginning with fiscal year 2026.
Who it affects
- Investment staff at the State Treasurer's Office
- Employees involved with the Wyoming Retirement System
Limits and unknowns
- Does not specify how compensation will be adjusted for fiscal years before 2026.
- Only applies to investment staff and does not affect other types of employees or departments.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Geometric average
- A type of mean or average which indicates the central tendency or typical value of a set of numbers by using the product of their values (as opposed to the arithmetic mean, which uses their sum).
- Arithmetic average
- The sum of a series of numbers divided by the count of that series of numbers.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
Bill Summary - 25LSO-0389 Bill No.: SF0038 Effective: 7/1/2025 LSO No.: 25LSO-0389 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0079 Chapter No.: 148 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee Catch Title: Performance compensation-investment performance amendment. Has Report: No Subject: Amending the method for calculating investment performance for performance compensation. Summary/Major Elements: Current law authorizes the payment of performance compensation to investment staff of the State Treasurer's Office and the Wyoming Retirement System. To determine the performance compensation amount, the arithmetic average of the annual investment performance for the most three recent years is calculated. This act provides that, beginning for fiscal year 2026 and instead of using the arithmetic average, the geometric average of the annual investment performance for the most recent three (3) years is to be used to calculate investment performance. A geometric average better accounts for compounding and volatility in investment returns. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
4 roll calls
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-02025-03-04 · House60 yes 0 no
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Excused 2
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02025-02-25 · House9 yes 0 no
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S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-02025-01-22 · Senate30 yes 0 no
- Yes
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Yes 30
Excused 1
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02025-01-17 · Senate5 yes 0 no
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Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter Number 148LSO
- Governor Signed SEA No. 0079 Governor
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0079House
- S President Signed SEA No. 0079Senate
- Assigned Number SEA No. 0079LSO
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0House
- H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
- H COW:PassedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
- H Introduced and Referred to H03 - RevenueHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0Senate
- S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
- S COW:PassedSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
- S Introduced and Referred to S02 - AppropriationsSenate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- Bill Number AssignedLSO