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Wyoming · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 104: Higher education-research funding.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SF 104 is a bill introduced in the Wyoming Senate on February 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Higher education-research funding. Primary sponsor: Charles Scott (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): H COW:Failed 25-30-7-0-0.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT relating to higher education; providing funding for specified research projects at the University of Wyoming; allocating revenue generated by research as specified; specifying conditions and permitted uses for appropriated funds; authorizing fundraising to support research projects; requiring nonstate matching funds as specified; creating an account; requiring reports; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charles ScottPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Bo BitemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Chip NeimanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Chris RothfussCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. H COW:Failed 25-30-7-0-0
  2. H Placed on General File
  3. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-3-0-0-0
  4. H04 - Education:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
  5. H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
  6. H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
  7. H Received for Introduction
  8. S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0
  9. S 2nd Reading:Passed
  10. S COW:Passed
  11. Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
  12. :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source