# Wyoming SF 40: AN ACT relating to environmental quality; establishing a process by which the environmental quality council may designate lands as lands with significant community value; specifying required considerations for the board of land commissioners when considering lands with significant community value; specifying duties; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Wyoming SF 40, AN ACT relating to environmental quality; establishing a process by which the environmental quality council may designate lands as lands with significant community value; specifying required considerations for the board of land commissioners when considering lands with significant community value; specifying duties; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Bill Landen (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-10 (S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 40
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to environmental quality; establishing a process by which the environmental quality council may designate lands as lands with significant community value; specifying required considerations for the board of land commissioners when considering lands with significant community value; specifying duties; making conforming amendments; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Last action: 2026-02-10, S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0
- Sponsor: Bill Landen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (19 yes, 11 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: Bill Landen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elissa Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ken Clouston (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Harshman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Anderson (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ed Cooper (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Crum (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-10 | Senate | S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0 | pass | 19 | 11 |   |

## Actions (3)

- 2026-02-10: S Failed Introduction 19-11-1-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0040.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0040.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF40-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).