# Wyoming SF 27: AN ACT relating to game and fish; allowing a person to use a leashed blood-trailing dog to track and recover a killed or wounded black bear; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 27, AN ACT relating to game and fish; allowing a person to use a leashed blood-trailing dog to track and recover a killed or wounded black bear; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Landen (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-05 (Assigned Chapter Number 43) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF27-2026 - 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 27 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to game and fish; allowing a person to use a leashed blood-trailing dog to track and recover a killed or wounded black bear; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-12-29 - Last action: 2026-03-05, Assigned Chapter Number 43 - Sponsor: Bill Landen (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (134 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Hunters can track bears with leashed dogs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming law expands leashed-dog tracking and recovery to wounded or killed black bears. This method also covers wounded or killed big game animals. Each person may use only one dog, which must be leashed and follow a blood trail. Tracking and recovery must occur within 72 ho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bill Landen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Byron (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Marilyn Connolly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeremy Haroldson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Harshman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Julie Jarvis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karlee Provenza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: J.R. Riggins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Robert Wharff (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jim Anderson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wendy Schuler (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-27 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0 | pass | 59 | 0 | | | 2026-02-24 | House | H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 30-0-1-0-0 | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Chapter Number 43 - 2026-03-05: Governor Signed SEA No. 0022 (Governor) - 2026-03-02: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022 (House) - 2026-03-02: S President Signed SEA No. 0022 (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Assigned Number SEA No. 0022 - 2026-02-27: H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-3-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-26: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-02-25: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-24: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-24: H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-23: H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel (House) - 2026-02-20: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-20: S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-18: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-17: S Placed on General File (Senate) - 2026-02-17: S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel 30-0-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-05: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2025-12-29: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0027.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0027.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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0027.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0027.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-SF27-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).