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Committee backs moving state forestry firefighters into existing retirement plans

Joint Appropriations Committee · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The Joint Appropriations Committee recommended passage of House Bill 34, which would enroll state forestry conservation and wildland firefighter employees in established retirement plans to improve recruitment and retention.

Kelly Norris, the Wyoming state forester, told the Joint Appropriations Committee that House Bill 34 would move forestry conservation program employees into the law-enforcement retirement plan and enroll full-time and temporary wildland firefighters in the Wyoming National Guard firefighter retirement plan to make firefighter compensation more competitive and improve retention. "What this does is, help provide competitive benefits to make…

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