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Wyoming · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 71: Wyoming department of homeland security.

Enacted 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 71 is a bill introduced in the Wyoming Senate on February 4, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Wyoming department of homeland security. Primary sponsor: Jared Olsen (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): Assigned Chapter Number 26.

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.

This act creates the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security. Under current law, that office is housed within the Office of the Governor. This act transfers the Office of Homeland Security from the Office of the Governor into a separate department, the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security, on July 1, 2026. The act specifies requirements for the transfer of functions, assets, liabilities and funds from the current office into the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security. The act requires the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security to report to the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee by October 1, 2026 on the transfer of functions. The act makes numerous conforming amendments to effectuate the transfer to the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security. Comments: This act creates a new state department, the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security, from the current Office of Homeland Security within the Office of the Governor. This act requires a report from the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security to the Joint Judiciary Interim Committee by October 1, 2026. This act has a split effective date. Provisions related to the reorganization and transfer of functions to the Wyoming Department of Homeland Security are effective immediately; the remainder of the act is effective on July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jared OlsenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Barry CragoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate22
Lee FilerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
John KolbCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Daniel SinghCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Art WashutCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36

“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. Assigned Chapter Number 26
  2. Governor Signed SEA No. 0023
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0023
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0023
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0023
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 37-22-3-0-0
  7. H 2nd Reading:Passed
  8. H COW:Passed
  9. H Placed on General File
  10. H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
  12. H Received for Introduction

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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