Statewide Accountability Report: Mid Session 2026

The House was a mixed bag when it comes to maternal healthcare, killing a bill that would increase state funding for maternal healthcare providers but advancing a bill that allows midwives and birthing centers to receive Medicaid payments. It also advanced a bill to deregulate fake pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive maternal healthcare. 

The House voted down a bill to increase funding for nursing homes, as well as a budget amendment that would fund care for people with developmental disabilities and brain injuries. 

The Senate voted to advance a bill to increase funding for EMS services and defeated a constitutional amendment that would allow the government to define “healthcare.”

The House rejected a bill to “recalibrate” Wyoming’s K-12 education funding system that underfunded school districts, eliminated teacher positions, and increased classroom sizes. 

The House also defeated bills that would dictate what schools teach about fetal development and that would mandate schools provide feminine hygiene products in girls’ bathrooms. It defeated a budget amendment to fund suicide prevention education in schools. Meanwhile, it advanced a bill that would ban books in school and public libraries that politicians find offensive.

The Senate adopted a “recalibration” bill identical to the one the House rejected and set about immediately addressing some of its issues. It also defeated a constitutional amendment that would block the courts from reviewing whether the Legislature was properly funding education. 

Meanwhile, Senators advanced a bill that would allow educators certified in other states to teach in Wyoming.

Property tax policy remains a key part of the legislature’s focus. Even with last year’s 25% residential property tax cuts that have strained revenue for public libraries, schools, and local governments, the interim Joint Revenue Committee has been considering radical property tax reforms. 

One bill the committee voted to sponsor would abolish property taxes altogether. It would increase sales tax somewhat, but still result in major decreases to local government and education funding. Sales taxes are also “regressive,” meaning that they impact low-income residents more than rich people.

The House voted down a bill to decrease the length of time workers qualify for unemployment benefits. It also defeated a bill that would limit what food people can buy with SNAP benefits as well as a budget amendment that would increase funding for SNAP. The House voted down a bill to ban “chem trails.”

The Senate rejected a bill that would allow large landowners to sell the hunting licenses they receive, another that would establish a fund for workforce housing projects, and another that would dissolve the Wyoming Business Council. It advanced a resolution that tells Congress that Wyoming rejects any large selloff of public lands within our state.