---
type: "Bill"
title: "Veterans preference."
description: "AN ACT relating to veterans; specifying the preference in public employment for veterans and surviving spouses of deceased veterans; modifying the residency requirement for the preference; amending archaic language; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SF 53"
citation: "Wyoming SF 53 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-12-28T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e7897e4-4e6e-408b-bbf0-d12c1299b42a"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/SF0053.pdf"
source_hash: "2e6026613ca66e2d0fb3af8331e525d975e68faa00fc9e387a3f246dff496242"
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 53 (2017) — Veterans preference.

AN ACT relating to veterans; specifying the preference in public employment for veterans and surviving spouses of deceased veterans; modifying the residency requirement for the preference; amending archaic language; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/SF0053.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/SF0053.pdf)
3. **SEA0084** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/SF0053.pdf)

## Votes

- H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- COW:Passed — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted SF0053JC002: 21-9-0-0-0 — **5–0** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 50-10-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted SF0053JC001: 25-5-0-0-0 — **5–0** (fail) · legislature
- COW:Passed 30-28-2-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Did Not Adopt SF0053JC001: 14-46-0-0-0 — **5–0** (fail) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-2-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopted SF0053JC002: 53-5-2-0-0 — **5–0** (fail) · legislature
- Concur:Failed 0-29-0-1-0 — **5–0** (fail) · legislature
- S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-28T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-12T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-16T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2017-01-17T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-2-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-20T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed 30-28-2-0-0
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 50-10-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Failed 0-29-0-1-0
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted SF0053JC001: 25-5-0-0-0
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Did Not Adopt SF0053JC001: 14-46-0-0-0 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 Members
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted SF0053JC002: 21-9-0-0-0
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Adopted SF0053JC002: 53-5-2-0-0
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0084
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0084
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0084
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0084 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e7897e4-4e6e-408b-bbf0-d12c1299b42a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).