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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming authorizes mail-in identification card renewals for nursing and assisted living facility residents
Last action · March 7, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 90Sponsors: Julie Jarvis and 6 others
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What This Bill Does
Full-time residents of nursing care and assisted living facilities in Wyoming are allowed to renew their state identification cards by mail without appearing in person, subject to specific application and notarization requirements. The measure limits mail-in renewals to two times within a sixteen-year period and prohibits mail-in renewals if the resident is changing information on the card. The identification card renewal provisions take effect July 1, 2026.
Residents of care facilities gain a mail-in option for state identification card renewals that previously required an in-person visit, reducing travel and mobility burdens while establishing new documentation and frequency limits.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Residents of nursing care facilities
Full-time residents gain the option to renew identification cards by mail without appearing in person, subject to frequency and information-change limits.
Residents of assisted living facilities
Full-time residents gain the option to renew identification cards by mail without appearing in person, subject to frequency and information-change limits.
Wyoming department of transportation
The division must send renewal notices stating mail-in options and is required to promulgate all rules necessary to implement the act.
Key Facts
- Full-time residents of nursing care facilities and assisted living facilities may renew identification cards without appearing in person.
- Applicants must submit an application, the required fee, and a notarized attestation from the facility administrator or manager confirming full-time residency.
- Applicants must furnish documentary evidence to verify any material change to information and must surrender their original identification card.
- Mail-in renewals are limited to a maximum of two times in the last sixteen years.
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- Mail-in renewals are prohibited if the person is changing any information on the identification card.
- The division must send expiration notifications up to one hundred twenty days prior to expiration, advising residents in care facilities of the mail-in renewal option.
- The Wyoming Department of Transportation must promulgate all rules necessary to implement the act.
- Section 1 of the act becomes effective on July 1, 2026, while rulemaking and other necessary provisions take effect immediately upon completion of constitutional requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to renew an identification card by mail in Wyoming?
What documents are required to complete a mail-in renewal from a care facility?
Are there limits on how often a care facility resident can use the mail-in renewal option?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- Mar 7, 2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0031
- Mar 7, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 90
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Concur:Passed 59-0-3-0-0
- Mar 6, 2026Assigned Number HEA No. 0031
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0031
- Mar 6, 2026SenateS President Signed HEA No. 0031
Show 16 earlier actions
- Mar 5, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
- Mar 5, 2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
- Mar 4, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 24, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 21, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
- Feb 20, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 13, 2026HouseH10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- Feb 13, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 61-0-1-0-0
- Feb 5, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Feb 2, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Exemption from In-Person Requirement
The state establishes a targeted exception to in-person identification renewal requirements exclusively for full-time residents of nursing care and assisted living facilities.
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