Wyoming Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: enacted. Latest action: February 27, 2026.
Increase of Hathaway scholarship awards.
The bill proposes to increase the award amounts for Wyoming's Hathaway scholarship program. Specifically, the Hathaway opportunity and provisional opportunity scholarships would rise from $840 to $1,180 per semester, the performance scholarship from $1,260 to $1,770, and the honor scholarship from $1,680 to $2,360. Additionally, the bill raises the maximum annual award for unmet financial need in provisional opportunity scholarships and need-based scholarships from $1,575 to $2,120. These changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2026.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-27 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-02-27 | Latest Action | Assigned Chapter Number 7 |