# Wyoming SF 43: AN ACT relating to conservation districts; repealing a provision requiring conservation district supervisors to have funds immediately available to satisfy the entirety of a contract prior to entering into the contract; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 43, AN ACT relating to conservation districts; repealing a provision requiring conservation district supervisors to have funds immediately available to satisfy the entirety of a contract prior to entering into the contract; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Larry Hicks (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-24 (H COW:Failed 20-37-5-0-0) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 43
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to conservation districts; repealing a provision requiring conservation district supervisors to have funds immediately available to satisfy the entirety of a contract prior to entering into the contract; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-24, H COW:Failed 20-37-5-0-0
- Sponsor: Larry Hicks (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (89 yes, 41 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: Larry Hicks (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Davis (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | H COW:Failed 20-37-5-0-0 | fail | 20 | 37 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-1 | pass | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 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 28-1-1-0-1 | pass | 28 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-02-24: H COW:Failed 20-37-5-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-24: H Placed on General File (House)
- 2026-02-24: H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House)
- 2026-02-23: H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture (House)
- 2026-02-20: H Received for Introduction (House)
- 2026-02-20: S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-1 (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 28-1-1-0-1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0043.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0043.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-SF43-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).