Paid family and medical leave.
This bill establishes a voluntary paid family and medical leave insurance program for Wyoming employees, providing up to 60% wage replacement for 12 weeks per year for qualifying events like childbirth, adoption, caring for a seriously ill family member, or the employee's own serious health condition. The program would roll out in phases: state employees would be offered coverage by March 2025, private employers with two or more employees could choose to offer it by March 2026, and self-employed individuals or small businesses (with one or fewer employees) could purchase individual coverage by March 2027. Employers may opt to cover premiums for their employees but are not required to, and premiums would be pre-tax where permitted by law.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Last action Feb 15, 2024
Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2024
How they voted
39–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 60
Feb 15, 2024
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican55
61% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 15, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (39-20-1)
house
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
H Failed Introduction 41-20-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Trey Sherwood
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Rothfuss
DDemocratic
Co
Cyrus Western
RRepublican
Co
Eric Barlow
RRepublican
Co
Landon Brown
RRepublican
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