The House Education Committee voted to report House Bill 94 do pass after testimony both in favor of removing an arbitrary cap on state-authorized charter schools and critical remarks warning of fiscal strain on smaller districts.

The sponsor described the measure as removing a limit on how many charter schools the State Charter Authorizing Board may authorize. The sponsor said the board would still exercise a rigorous authorization process and the bill contains conforming amendments. The Department of Education, represented by Wanda Maloney for Superintendent Megan Degenfelder, expressed support for removing the cap and characterized the numerical limit as "arbitrary."

Public testimony included multiple perspectives. Carrie Klein of the Wyoming Public Charter Schools Association urged the committee to lift the moratorium, saying the authorizing board has the expertise to review high-quality applications and that leaving the cap in place would delay consideration of new applications until as late as 2029 and slow the formation of new schools. Tyler Lindholm, state director for Americans for Prosperity, testified in favor on grounds of parental choice and economic opportunity. Russ Donley, chairman of a charter school board in Mills, and Christian Winger of Prairie View Community School in Chugwater described local experiences in which the state-authorized option enabled new schools to open and expand local enrollment.

Opposition testimony raised fiscal and community concerns. A public commenter who said she teaches at Sage Valley warned that district closures and community losses can follow if funding is diverted, and Tate Mullen, government relations director for the Wyoming Education Association, and Boyd Brown of the Wyoming Association of School Administrators warned that charter schools can increase year-over-year costs for districts and raise per-pupil funding amounts in small districts. Mullen and Brown said the state-authorized option is not the only route to authorize charters — local boards remain an option — and urged the legislature to weigh funding impacts carefully.

Speakers described procedural timelines during testimony: an approximate 18-month timeline from application to opening; an application window described as March 1–30 and a statutory 90-day review period were cited by witnesses describing the authorization process.

Representative Singh moved the bill; Representative Ewing Moss seconded. The roll call recorded nine affirmative votes: Representatives Bratton, Erickson, Dunamis, Kelly, Lalley, Singh, Strock, Williams and Chairman Andrew. The committee chair declared "That is 9 aye," and the bill was reported do pass.

The transcript records no committee amendments on the floor and no formal request on the record for additional study; several witnesses urged the committee to monitor fiscal impacts for smaller and rural districts.