# Wyoming SF 17: AN ACT relating to state lands; removing the restriction on the number of authorized good neighbor authority employee positions; requiring employee positions to be funded only using funds from the Wyoming state forestry good neighbor authority revolving account; authorizing gifts, donations and bequests to be deposited into the account; prohibiting the acceptance of real property for purposes of the good neighbor authority; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 17, AN ACT relating to state lands; removing the restriction on the number of authorized good neighbor authority employee positions; requiring employee positions to be funded only using funds from the Wyoming state forestry good neighbor authority revolving account; authorizing gifts, donations and bequests to be deposited into the account; prohibiting the acceptance of real property for purposes of the good neighbor authority; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Fed Nat Res; status signed, last action 2026-02-27 (Assigned Chapter Number 15) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF17-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wyoming SF 17 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to state lands; removing the restriction on the number of authorized good neighbor authority employee positions; requiring employee positions to be funded only using funds from the Wyoming state forestry good neighbor authority revolving account; authorizing gifts, donations and bequests to be deposited into the account; prohibiting the acceptance of real property for purposes of the good neighbor authority; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-04 - Last action: 2026-02-27, Assigned Chapter Number 15 - Sponsor: null Fed Nat Res - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (135 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming expands forest staffing but limits funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming removes the limits of four full-time and six at-will contract employees for Good Neighbor Authority work. The State Forester can hire staff as needed for these projects and other federally funded cooperative forest management projects. These hires must be paid only f… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Fed Nat Res ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-26 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 | pass | 59 | 1 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | Senate | S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-09 | House | S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Chapter Number 15 - 2026-02-27: Governor Signed SEA No. 0014 (Governor) - 2026-02-26: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0014 (House) - 2026-02-26: S President Signed SEA No. 0014 (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Assigned Number SEA No. 0014 - 2026-02-26: H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-25: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-24: H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-18: H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture (House) - 2026-02-18: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-17: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-16: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-13: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-12: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-12: S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-05: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-12-04: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0017.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0017.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0017.pdf) ## Related bills - 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 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) - 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) - 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) - HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intelligence to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to the offense; estab… (signed) - HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process for alternative fuel taxes; providing a per kilowatt hour license tax on electr… (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0017.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0017.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0017.pdf) ## Related - [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026) - [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026) - [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026) - [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) - [HB 102: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intell…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB102-2026) - [HB 145: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the collection of and process…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB145-2026) - [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-SF17-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).