SF 36 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Hathaway lump sum merit scholarship.

This bill amends Wyoming's Hathaway scholarship program to provide recipients with a single lump sum payment instead of semester-by-semester disbursements. It eliminates requirements for satisfactory academic progress, continuous enrollment, and minimum credit hours, simplifying access to funds. Eligibility remains based on high school GPA and standardized test scores, with three scholarship tiers: $6,720 for a 2.50 GPA/43rd percentile, $10,080 for a 3.0 GPA/56th percentile, and $13,440 for a 3.5 GPA/79th percentile. The changes directly affect Wyoming students pursuing degrees or certificates who meet the academic criteria.
Bill status died 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Last action Feb 24, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Feb 9, 2026

How they voted

282
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
26 Yea 2 Nay 1
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
H COW:Failed 3-51-8-0-0
lower
Feb 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-2-0-0
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (22-9)
house
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-9-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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