---
type: "Bill"
title: "BOCES as local education agencies."
description: "2023/Summaries/HB0031.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 31"
citation: "Wyoming HB 31 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-09T20:50:22+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-24T15:12:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cc870ce6-7824-4083-ad45-3d81f3f62fe8"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/HB0031"
source_hash: "c0a4187700910cdd6af9cfdf8e7604f31d781f5fd725fccb71134c7f82aafc6d"
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 HB 31 (2023) — BOCES as local education agencies.

2023/Summaries/HB0031.pdf

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Introduced/HB0031.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0031HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Northrup (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/HB0031HW001.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Enroll/HB0031.pdf)

## Votes

- H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Failed 14-16-1-0-0 — **14–16** (fail) · upper
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-1-0-0 — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 — **46–14** (pass) · lower
- S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- S 3rd Reading:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 16-14-1-0-0 — **16–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Education — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-24T15:12:42+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 82 `became-law`
- **2023-02-24T15:12:33+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0038 `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-22T17:30:37+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0038
- **2023-02-22T00:09:31+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0038
- **2023-02-17T20:56:12+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0038
- **2023-02-17T18:58:27+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-1-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T18:58:19+00:00** S 3rd Reading:S Bill Reconsideration Motion Passed by Roll Call 16-14-1-0-0
- **2023-02-17T17:22:00+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Failed 14-16-1-0-0 `failure`
- **2023-02-16T17:35:41+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T23:04:59+00:00** S COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15T18:44:23+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2023-02-15T18:44:17+00:00** S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-13T19:29:47+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T22:01:46+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-19T18:22:57+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T17:46:27+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T18:14:17+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-16T17:37:42+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2023-01-16T17:37:33+00:00** H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-2-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-11T21:28:55+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T18:12:21+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2022-12-09T20:50:22+00:00** Bill Number Assigned `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cc870ce6-7824-4083-ad45-3d81f3f62fe8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).