---
type: "Bill"
title: "Absenteeism in public schools."
description: "2021/Summaries/SF0068.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SF 68"
citation: "Wyoming SF 68 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-19T20:45:20+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-21T14:29:22+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ad8bea5-9e08-4080-a230-e126321bf711"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/SF0068"
source_hash: "a353ecc767abead7cbdec718aefafd06492629218b1af8f0869c2846841cbde8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming SF 68 (2021) — Absenteeism in public schools.

2021/Summaries/SF0068.pdf

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Introduced/SF0068.pdf)
2. **Amendment SF0068H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Sommers (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/SF0068H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment SF0068HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Education Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/SF0068HS001.pdf)
4. **Amendment SF0068SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Ellis (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Amends/SF0068SW001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2021/Enroll/SF0068.pdf)

## Votes

- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- S Concur:Passed 28-1-1-0-0 — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Pursuant to HR 7-7 Accelerated to 3rd Reading 58-1-1-0-0 — **58–1** (pass) · lower
- S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 — **7–1** (pass) · lower
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0 — **57–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ellis — primary (person)
- Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Larsen — cosponsor (person)
- Salazar — cosponsor (person)
- Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Simpson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-04-21T14:29:22+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 163
- **2021-04-21T14:29:10+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0066 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-06T20:14:46+00:00** H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066
- **2021-04-06T16:11:31+00:00** S President Signed SEA No. 0066
- **2021-04-05T16:08:19+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0066
- **2021-04-02T22:47:10+00:00** S Concur:Passed 28-1-1-0-0
- **2021-04-02T22:46:14+00:00** S Received for Concurrence
- **2021-04-02T20:51:18+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-02T18:55:47+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Pursuant to HR 7-7 Accelerated to 3rd Reading 58-1-1-0-0
- **2021-04-02T17:07:12+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T22:24:55+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2021-03-29T16:39:32+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2021-03-29T16:39:25+00:00** H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22T16:44:06+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19T22:52:15+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2021-03-19T16:19:36+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18T20:11:49+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17T23:26:37+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2021-03-01T17:48:47+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2021-03-01T17:48:41+00:00** S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-04T22:31:46+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25T22:26:04+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2021-01-19T20:45:20+00:00** Bill Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ad8bea5-9e08-4080-a230-e126321bf711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).