Wyoming · Senate Bill 13 · 2025 General Session

Reading assessment and intervention amendments.

  1. Introduced Dec 19, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 14, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jan 17, 2025
  4. Passed the House Feb 18, 2025
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law Feb 24, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Effective July 1, 2025, this bill would authorize use of multiple reading assessment and intervention instruments, eliminate the use of group reading plans in individualized reading plans, and require assessment instruments to be included in a school district's report to the Department of Education. This bill would also amend the requirements for school and district improvement plans by eliminating the requirement to include the student-teacher ratio, the use of certified tutors, and the use of instructional facilitators and paraprofessionals.

Every action

22 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 14 earlier steps
  1. Legislative Service OfficeBill Number Assigned
  2. SenateS Received for Introduction
  3. CommitteeS Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education · Senate Education
  4. CommitteeS04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 · Senate Education5–0 vote
  5. SenateS Placed on General File
  6. SenateS COW:Passed
  7. SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
  8. SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-030–0 vote
  9. HouseH Received for Introduction
  10. CommitteeH Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education · House Education
  11. CommitteeH04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 · House Education9–0 vote
  12. HouseH Placed on General File
  13. HouseH COW:Passed
  14. HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
  1. HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-061–0 vote
  2. SenateS Received for Concurrence
  3. SenateS Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-031–0 vote
  4. Legislative Service OfficeAssigned Number SEA No. 0009
  5. SenateS President Signed SEA No. 0009
  6. HouseH Speaker Signed SEA No. 0009
  7. GovernorGovernor Signed SEA No. 0009
  8. Legislative Service OfficeAssigned Chapter Number 21

Roll calls

5 recorded votes: 3 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0 · Full Senate

Passed 30–0
Jan 17, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 30 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 2 yes, 0 no Republicans: 28 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 30

Excused · 1

H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0 · Full House

Passed 61–0
Feb 18, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 61 No 0 Not voting 1
Democrats: 6 yes, 0 no Republicans: 55 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 61

Excused · 1

S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 · Full Senate

Passed 31–0
Feb 19, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 31 No 0
Democrats: 2 yes, 0 no Republicans: 29 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 31

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jan 15, 2025 Senate Education S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Members

Yes · 5

Passed 5–0
Feb 12, 2025 House Education H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Members

Yes · 9

Passed 9–0

Sponsors

The 0 members who introduced it.

  • E Education Sponsoring committee

From Wyoming's official records (api.wyoleg.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.