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SF0038

Amending Investment Performance Calculation for Compensation

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

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

Validated

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.

Public statements

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
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02025-02-25 · House9 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-02025-01-22 · Senate30 yes 0 no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02025-01-17 · Senate5 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number 148LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0079 Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0079House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0079Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0079LSO
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0House
  7. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  8. H COW:PassedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H03 - RevenueHouse
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0Senate
  14. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  15. S COW:PassedSenate
  16. S Placed on General FileSenate
  17. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S02 - AppropriationsSenate
  19. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  20. Bill Number AssignedLSO