SF0012 • 2026

Wyoming national guard reenlistment bonus program.

AN ACT relating to defense forces and affairs; creating the Wyoming national guard member reenlistment and extension program as specified; requiring reporting; requiring rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for effective dates.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Transportation
Last action: 2026-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

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Wyoming National Guard Reenlistment Bonus Program

This law creates a program to provide bonuses of up to $5,000 for Wyoming National Guard members who reenlist or extend their service for at least three years.

What This Bill Does

Creates the Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program.
Provides a bonus of up to $5,000 to eligible National Guard members who reenlist or extend their service for at least three years.
Requires the Wyoming Military Department to report annually on the program's activities and results.
Appropriates $1 million from the general fund to support the program until June 30, 2028.
Allows the Wyoming Military Department to make rules needed to run the program.

Who It Names or Affects

Wyoming National Guard members who reenlist or extend their service for at least three years.
The Wyoming Military Department which administers and reports on the program.

Terms To Know

reenlist: to sign up again to serve in a military unit after your time is over
extension: an agreement to stay in the military for longer than planned

Limits and Unknowns

The program only provides bonuses of up to $5,000.
Funds will revert if not used by June 30, 2028.

Bills Worth Reading With This One

These pairings are meant to flag bills from the same session that may have a bigger real-world effect when you read them together.

SF0013

Both bills relate to the Wyoming National Guard and involve funding for incentive programs.

High confidence

Possible combined effect: The combined effect of these two bills is an expanded and enhanced incentive program for reenlistment and referrals within the Wyoming National Guard, with increased financial incentives and broader eligibility criteria.

Why this got flagged:

Both bills provide funding for incentive programs within the Wyoming National Guard, with Bill A focusing on reenlistment and extension bonuses, and Bill B expanding the referral bonus program. Reviewing both together will give a comprehensive understanding of the financial support structure for these programs.

This act appropriates one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department for purposes of funding the Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program.
This act increases the referral bonus amount from five hundred dollars ($500.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), extends the sunset date of the program from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028, and provides an appropriation of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department for purposes of funding the program.

Bill History

2026-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 29
2026-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0025
2026-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0025
2026-03-02 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0025
2026-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0025
2026-03-02 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
2026-02-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-26 House
H COW:Passed
2026-02-25 House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-25 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-02-24 House
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2026-02-24 House
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-18 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
2026-02-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-18 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-1-0-0
2026-02-17 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2026-02-12 Senate
S Placed on General File
2026-02-12 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 Senate
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2026-02-10 Senate
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation 25-6-0-0-0
2026-01-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-12-01 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0031

Bill No.:

SF0012

Effective:

Multiple Dates

LSO No.:

26LSO-0031

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0025

Chapter No.:

29

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Wyoming national guard reenlistment bonus program.

Has Report:

Yes

Subject:

Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program

Summary/Major Elements:

This act creates the Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program that is administered by the Wyoming Military Department.

This program provides a reenlistment or extension bonus of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to a Wyoming National Guard member who satisfies the Wyoming National Guard's reenlistment or extension eligibility criteria, reenlists or extends with the Wyoming National Guard for not less than three (3) years, and satisfies any other requirements specified by the Wyoming Military Department.

This act appropriates one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming Military Department for purposes of funding the Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program.

Comments:

This act requires the Wyoming Military Department to annually report to the Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee on the Wyoming National Guard Member Reenlistment and Extension Program.

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.

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0031

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0012

ENROLLED ACT NO. 25,

SENATE

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 19
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9
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403 by creating a new subsection (g) is amended to read:

19
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403.

Pay and allowances of officers and enlisted persons in active state service and state active duty; worker's compensation coverage for national guard members; no pension denied by reason of service.

(g)

There is created the Wyoming national guard member reenlistment and extension program. The military department shall establish and administer this program for the purpose of providing reenlistment and extension bonuses to members of the Wyoming national guard to increase the Wyoming national guard's strength in accordance with the following:

(i)

The military department may provide a reenlistment or extension bonus to a Wyoming national guard member meeting all of the following requirements:

(A)

The Wyoming national guard member satisfies the Wyoming national guard's reenlistment or extension eligibility criteria;

(B)

The Wyoming national guard member reenlists or extends with the Wyoming national guard for not less than three (3) years; and

(C)

The Wyoming national guard member satisfies any other requirements specified by the military department.

(ii)

Upon satisfaction of the requirements under paragraph (i) of this subsection and to the extent sufficient funds are available, the military department shall distribute a reenlistment or extension bonus of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) to the reenlisting or extending Wyoming national guard member;

(iii)

Beginning November 1, 2026 and annually every November 1 thereafter, the military department shall report to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee on the Wyoming national guard member reenlistment and extension program. The report shall include the following:

(A)

The number of Wyoming national guard members who reenlisted or extended;

(B)

The average number of years the Wyoming national guard members reenlisted or extended;

(C)

The amounts of reenlistment and extension bonuses paid;

(D)

The total number of members in the Wyoming national guard including the percentage of increase or decrease in the total number of members in the Wyoming national guard from the previous year;

(E)

Any recommended legislation.

Section 2.

There is appropriated one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) from the general fund to the Wyoming military department for purposes of funding the Wyoming national guard member reenlistment and extension program as created by this act. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this act and ending June 30, 2028. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2028. It is the intent of the legislature that this appropriation not be included in the standard budget for the Wyoming military department for the immediately succeeding fiscal biennium.

Section 3.

The Wyoming military department shall promulgate rules necessary to administer the Wyoming national guard member reenlistment and extension program created by this act.

Section 4.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2026.

(b)

Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk