# Wyoming HB 2: AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers; requiring local government entities to comply with deadlines for reviewing specified residential building permits; allowing deadlines to be suspended and extended as specified; requiring local government entities to provide notice; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 2, AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers; requiring local government entities to comply with deadlines for reviewing specified residential building permits; allowing deadlines to be suspended and extended as specified; requiring local government entities to provide notice; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by Lee Filer (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Assigned Chapter Number 42); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB2-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming HB 2 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers; requiring local government entities to comply with deadlines for reviewing specified residential building permits; allowing deadlines to be suspended and extended as specified; requiring local government entities to provide notice; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-01 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Assigned Chapter Number 42 - Sponsor: Lee Filer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (156 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Deadlines protect Wyoming home permit applicants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law sets deadlines for qualifying home construction permit applications filed that day or later. It covers Wyoming local governments that regulate land use under the covered state laws and have adopted the International Residential Code. Eligible dwellings contain one or… - Home permit applicants get fee protection: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, fee protection applies to qualifying Wyoming home construction permit applications filed that day or later. It covers local governments that regulate land use under the covered state laws and have adopted the International Residential Code. Eligible dwellings contain one or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Lee Filer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rob Geringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Taft Love (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-02 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-4-5-0-0 | pass | 53 | 4 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 59-2-1-0-0 | pass | 59 | 2 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Chapter Number 42 - 2026-03-05: Governor Signed HEA No. 0016 (Governor) - 2026-03-02: S President Signed HEA No. 0016 (Senate) - 2026-03-02: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0016 (House) - 2026-03-02: Assigned Number HEA No. 0016 - 2026-03-02: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-26: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-25: S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-23: S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-18: H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-4-5-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-17: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-16: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-13: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-13: H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-10: H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 59-2-1-0-0 (House) - 2026-01-09: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-12-01: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0002.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0002.pdf) ## Related bills - SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second Amendment Protection Act as specified; creating exceptions to the Second Amendm… (vetoed) - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and specified organizations from automatic deductions of dues and uniform assessments as… (vetoed) - SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of education study as modified by the legislature; modifying the education resource b… (became law) - SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2028; providing definitions; providing for appropriations and… (signed) - HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money laundering and illegal investments; providing definitions; providing penalties; and prov… (signed) - HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of state to charge a fee to expedite filings of documents as specified; and providi… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/HB0002.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/HB0002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0002.pdf) ## Related - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [HB 43: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; creating the offenses of money launderi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB43-2026) - [HB 16: AN ACT relating to the administration of government; allowing the secretary of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB16-2026) - [Wyoming bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming/bills) - [Wyoming state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wyoming) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB2-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).