# Wyoming HB 79: AN ACT relating to property; authorizing attorney fees and expert witness fees for actions related to prescriptive easements as specified; clarifying the time period for a prescriptive easement; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming HB 79, AN ACT relating to property; authorizing attorney fees and expert witness fees for actions related to prescriptive easements as specified; clarifying the time period for a prescriptive easement; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session House bill sponsored by null Water; status failed, last action 2026-02-09 (H Failed Introduction 40-22-0-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming HB 79
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to property; authorizing attorney fees and expert witness fees for actions related to prescriptive easements as specified; clarifying the time period for a prescriptive easement; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-02-09, H Failed Introduction 40-22-0-0-0
- Sponsor: null Water
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (40 yes, 22 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: null Water

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-09 | House | H Failed Introduction 40-22-0-0-0 | pass | 40 | 22 |   |

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0079.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/HB0079.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB79-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).