# Wyoming HB 219: AN ACT relating to state lands; providing a perpetual easement over state and school lands for county and municipal roads; specifying requirements for easements; specifying duties for the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments; making conforming amendments; providing legislative findings; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming HB 219, AN ACT relating to state lands; providing a perpetual easement over state and school lands for county and municipal roads; specifying requirements for easements; specifying duties for the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments; making conforming amendments; providing legislative findings; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session House bill sponsored by Tony Locke (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-12 (Assigned Chapter Number 132) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB219-2025 - 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 219 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2025 General Session - Title: AN ACT relating to state lands; providing a perpetual easement over state and school lands for county and municipal roads; specifying requirements for easements; specifying duties for the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments; making conforming amendments; providing legislative findings; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-16 - Last action: 2025-03-12, Assigned Chapter Number 132 - Sponsor: Tony Locke (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (106 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Existing public roads get free crossing rights: benefit, low. The law takes effect immediately and grants permanent rights to cross Wyoming state and school lands for qualifying public roads. Roads must have been established before January 1, 2025. County roads qualify through county-road law or a county resolution assigning responsibility for improvements an… - Newer public roads need separate crossing approval: cost, low. County, city, and town roads built or established on or after January 1, 2025, receive no automatic easement. For these roads across state or school lands, local governments must secure crossing rights under state law and land board rules. - Local governments must document road crossing rights: mixed, low. By August 1, 2025, the state land director must give the land board a road list and needed easement documents. The board pays the costs of that documentation. By October 31, 2025, the board must issue needed rules, and the director must send local governments the covered-road list. Counties, cities… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Tony Locke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dalton Banks (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gary Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Landon Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin Campbell (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Representative Eklund - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher Knapp (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jayme Lien (Republican), House - Cosponsor: J.R. Riggins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tomi Strock (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clarence Styvar (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bob Ide (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-03 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-02-25 | Senate | S02 - Appropriations:No Recommendation 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0 | pass | 58 | 1 | | | 2025-02-04 | House | H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-03-12: Assigned Chapter Number 132 - 2025-03-12: Governor Signed HEA No. 0059 (Governor) - 2025-03-04: S President Signed HEA No. 0059 (Senate) - 2025-03-03: H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0059 (House) - 2025-03-03: Assigned Number HEA No. 0059 - 2025-03-03: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-28: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-25: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2025-02-25: S02 - Appropriations:No Recommendation 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: S05 - Agriculture:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations (Senate) - 2025-02-20: S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2025-02-13: S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture (Senate) - 2025-02-10: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-10: H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-3-0-0 (House) - 2025-02-07: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2025-02-06: H COW:Passed (House) - 2025-02-04: H Placed on General File (House) - 2025-02-04: H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2025-01-24: H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture (House) - 2025-01-17: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2025-01-16: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0219.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0219.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0219.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution to include acts of sexual contact; providing defin… (signed) - SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain discl… (signed) - HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax exemptions apply to the same property the exemptions shall be applied in the man… (signed) - SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending ca… (signed) - SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into binding settlements on behalf of their minor children as specified; specifying lim… (signed) - HB 136: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act from government sponsored health care programs that would disqualify a voluntee… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Engross/HB0219.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/HB0219.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/HB0219.pdf) ## Related - [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025) - [SF 104: AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain procee…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF104-2025) - [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025) - [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025) - [SF 10: AN ACT relating to children; authorizing parents and guardians to enter into bi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF10-2025) - [HB 136: AN ACT relating to compensation and benefits; excluding the Affordable Care Act…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB136-2025) - [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-HB219-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).