SF0029 • 2026

Elections-acceptable identification revisions.

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying acceptable identification for voter identification; repealing school identification cards, Medicaid and Medicare insurance cards as forms of acceptable identification; and providing for an effective date.

Education Elections

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2026-02-09
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide information on what specific new forms of identification are added as acceptable for voting.

Changes to Voter Identification Requirements

This act changes what forms of identification are acceptable for voting in person and removes school ID cards and Medicaid/Medicare insurance cards from the list of accepted IDs.

What This Bill Does

Removes school identification cards as an acceptable form of voter identification.
Eliminates Medicaid and Medicare insurance cards as forms of acceptable identification for voting.

Who It Names or Affects

Voters who need to show identification when voting in person or by absentee ballot.
Schools that issue ID cards.
People receiving Medicaid and Medicare benefits.

Terms To Know

Acceptable Identification: The types of IDs voters can use to prove their identity before voting at a polling place or absentee location.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It is unclear what specific new forms of identification are added as acceptable for voting since the official summary does not provide this information.

Bill History

2026-02-09 Senate
S Failed Introduction 18-13-0-0-0
2026-01-05 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-12-31 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0048
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0048
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0029

Elections-acceptable identification revisions.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; specifying acceptable identification for voter identification; repealing school identification cards, Medicaid and Medicare insurance cards as forms of acceptable identification; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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102(a)(xxxix)(B)(intro) is amended to read:

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102.

Definitions.

(a)

The definitions contained in this chapter apply to words and phrases used in this Election Code and govern the construction of those words and phrases unless they are specifically modified by the context in which they appear. As used in this Election Code:

(xxxix)

"Acceptable identification" means:

(B)

For purposes of in person voter identification immediately before voting at a polling place or absentee polling place, any of the following
, provided that the identification is not expired, is in the original form in which it was issued and includes a photograph of the person
:

Section 2.

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102(a)(xxxix)(B)(VII) through (IX) is repealed.

Section 3
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This act is 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
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