# Wyoming SF 171: AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 171, AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date., is a 2025 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Tara Nethercott (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-19 (Assigned Chapter Number 162) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 171
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2025 General Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Assigned Chapter Number 162
- Sponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (131 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wyoming makes city boundary surveys optional: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Wyoming cities and towns no longer must survey boundaries after annexation. Local leaders may order surveys by ordinance when boundaries are uncertain or cannot be determined. Surveys still require sturdy boundary markers and reports describing boundary distances and directi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Byron (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Lawley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cody Wylie (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Cooper (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 | pass | 59 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | S Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 | pass | 28 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-03-19: Assigned Chapter Number 162
- 2025-03-19: Governor Signed SEA No. 0089 (Governor)
- 2025-03-05: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0089 (House)
- 2025-03-04: S President Signed SEA No. 0089 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Assigned Number SEA No. 0089
- 2025-03-04: S Concur:Passed 28-3-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: S Received for Concurrence (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-1-2-0-0 (House)
- 2025-03-03: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House)
- 2025-02-28: H COW:Passed (House)
- 2025-02-25: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2025-02-25: H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House)
- 2025-02-24: :Rerefer to H06 - Travel (House)
- 2025-02-18: H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations (House)
- 2025-02-07: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2025-02-07: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: S COW:Passed (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0171.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0171.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0171.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2025/Introduced/SF0171.pdf)

## Related
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- [HB 62: AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; amending the crimes of prostitution and…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB62-2025)
- [SF 95: AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF95-2025)
- [HB 279: AN ACT relating to property taxation; specifying that if multiple property tax…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB279-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF171-2025 (as of 2026-11-01).
