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Yes: 98 • No: 32
WyomingSF 422025 General SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing resort hotel liquor licenses; specifying requirements for the resort hotel liquor license and licensees; making conforming amendments; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: Mike Gierau (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
Annual fees for resort licenses
Beginning July 1, 2025, resort and resort hotel liquor licenses carry an annual fee set by the local board between $500 and $3,000. If you also own a winery or microbrewery permit and a liquor license, you pay no extra fee beyond your standard retail, restaurant, bar and grill, resort hotel or resort license fee.
New liquor license for resort hotels
Beginning July 1, 2025, local boards can issue a resort hotel liquor license. To qualify, the resort must be worth at least $5,000,000 including land, have a full‑service restaurant open in regular hours, at least 20 short‑term rooms, room dining for 12 hours daily, and meeting space for 50 people. These resort licenses do not count against the population‑based cap on retail liquor licenses. The law also treats resort hotel license holders as “licensees” under state liquor laws.
Resort hotel alcohol service rules
Starting July 1, 2025, resort and resort hotel licensees cannot sell alcohol for off‑site drinking, except under a catering permit. A resort hotel licensee may serve from any location within the licensed, contiguous property. It may sell an unopened liquor or wine bottle to a registered guest age 21 or older for use on the property. All dispensing areas must meet health and fire rules and are open to inspection. Food and beverage service may be contracted or subcontracted, but the licensee remains responsible for violations. Contractors or subcontractors may use the license as allowed by W.S. 12‑4‑403(b).
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Mike Gierau
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Andrew Byron
Republican • House
Cody Wylie
Republican • House
Eric Barlow
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/18/2025
H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-18-1-0-0
Yes: 43 • No: 18
Senate vote • 2/18/2025
S Concur:Passed 20-8-1-0-2
Yes: 20 • No: 8 • Other: 2
House vote • 2/11/2025
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 0
Senate vote • 1/29/2025
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-0-0-3
Yes: 23 • No: 5 • Other: 3
Senate vote • 1/22/2025
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-0-0-1
Yes: 3 • No: 1 • Other: 1
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed SEA No. 0007
2/24/2025GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 37
2/24/2025H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0007
2/20/2025HouseS President Signed SEA No. 0007
2/19/2025SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 43-18-1-0-0
2/18/2025HouseS Received for Concurrence
2/18/2025SenateS Concur:Passed 20-8-1-0-2
2/18/2025SenateAssigned Number SEA No. 0007
2/18/2025H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/14/2025HouseH COW:Passed
2/13/2025HouseH06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/11/2025HouseH Placed on General File
2/11/2025HouseH Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
2/10/2025HouseH Received for Introduction
1/30/2025HouseS 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-0-0-3
1/29/2025SenateS 3rd Reading:Laid Back
1/28/2025SenateS 3rd Reading:Laid Back
1/27/2025SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
1/24/2025SenateS COW:Passed
1/23/2025SenateS07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-0-0-1
1/22/2025SenateS Placed on General File
1/22/2025SenateS Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
1/16/2025SenateS Received for Introduction
12/19/2024SenateBill Number Assigned
12/16/2024
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