Welfare Fraud Prevention Act Amendments
Summary
Wyoming enacted SF0106, amending the Welfare Fraud Prevention Act to establish new eligibility requirements based on citizenship status and modify verification intervals for public welfare applicants and recipients. The bill requires specified hospitals to collect citizenship status information and the Department of Health and Department of Family Services to implement updated qualification procedures.
What changed
SF0106 substantially revises Wyoming's welfare eligibility framework by establishing distinct categories of eligibility for citizens, noncitizens, and qualified aliens, and requiring reporting of illegal alien status. The bill mandates that specified hospitals collect citizenship status information from patients and requires the Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Family Services to conduct eligibility verification at amended intervals.
State agencies administering public welfare programs must update their application processes and verification procedures to comply with new citizenship-based eligibility criteria. Hospitals subject to the collection requirements must implement new patient intake procedures for citizenship data. While the bill does not specify penalties, welfare fraud provisions under existing state law would apply to violations of the new requirements.
What to do next
- Update public welfare application and eligibility verification processes to incorporate citizenship status requirements
- Modify hospital patient intake procedures to include required citizenship status collection
- Review and update agency rules and internal guidance for Department of Health and Department of Family Services staff
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Wyoming / SF0106 Signed by Governor SF0106 SF Signed by Governor 2026-03-07
Welfare Fraud Prevention Act Amendments.
AN ACT relating to welfare; amending the intervals at which the department of health and department of family services shall determine specified information of an applicant for or recipient of public welfare and assistance; making conforming amendments; amending the requirements for public welfare and assistance qualification and participation; establishing citizen, noncitizen and qualified alien eligibility for public welfare and assistance; requiring the reporting of illegal alien status; requiring specified hospitals to collect citizenship status information; requiring rulemaking; requiring reporting; providing definitions; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
Bill Details
State Wyoming
Session 2026 Budget Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0106
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Sponsors
Dennis Biteman (Rep - R) Lynn Hutchings (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-07 Assigned Chapter Number 106 2026-03-07 Governor Signed SEA No. 0068 2026-03-06 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0068 2026-03-06 S President Signed SEA No. 0068 2026-03-06 Assigned Number SEA No. 0068 2026-03-06 S Concur:Passed 27-2-2-0-0 2026-03-06 S Received for Concurrence 2026-03-05 H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0 2026-03-04 H 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-03-03 H COW:Passed 2026-03-02 H Placed on General File 2026-03-02 H H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 2026-02-25 H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 2026-02-25 H Received for Introduction 2026-02-24 S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 2026-02-23 S 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-02-20 S COW:Passed 2026-02-16 S Placed on General File 2026-02-16 S S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 2026-02-12 S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 31-0-0-0-0 2026-02-11 S Received for Introduction 2026-02-10 Bill Number Assigned
Votes
2026-02-12 Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 31-0-0-0-0 Yea: 31 Nay: 0 2026-02-16 S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-02-24 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0 Yea: 29 Nay: 2 2026-03-02 H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 Yea: 9 Nay: 0 2026-03-05 3rd Reading:Passed 55-6-1-0-0 Yea: 55 Nay: 6 2026-03-06 Concur:Passed 27-2-2-0-0 Yea: 27 Nay: 2
Committee Referrals
2026-02-12 J Appropriations 2026-02-25 J Labor, Health & Social Services
Amendments
2026-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment SF0106SW001 2026-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment SF0106S3001 2026-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment SF0106S3002 2026-03-02 House Committee Amendment SF0106HS001 2026-03-04 House Floor Amendment SF0106H3001
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-10 Introduced 2026-02-24 Engrossed 2026-03-06 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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