# Wyoming SF 50: AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 50, AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Taft Love (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-06 (Assigned Chapter Number 70) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF50-2026 - 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 50 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-06, Assigned Chapter Number 70 - Sponsor: Taft Love (Republican) - Cosponsors: 11 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (161 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming funds regular public groundwater studies: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Wyoming’s state engineer must study groundwater at least every 10 years, subject to available funding. This applies to each county with a board-designated groundwater control area where the engineer has ordered at least one corrective control. Studies review those controls,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Taft Love (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bob Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lee Filer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Justin Fornstrom (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rob Geringer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Karlee Provenza (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: John Winter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Barry Crago (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lynn Hutchings (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tara Nethercott (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Cheri Steinmetz (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-04 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2026-02-27 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 | pass | 29 | 1 | | | 2026-02-19 | House | Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 | pass | 29 | 2 | | | 2026-02-17 | Senate | S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 25-5-1-0-0 | pass | 25 | 5 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-03-06: Assigned Chapter Number 70 - 2026-03-06: Governor Signed SEA No. 0047 (Governor) - 2026-03-05: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047 (House) - 2026-03-05: S President Signed SEA No. 0047 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Assigned Number SEA No. 0047 - 2026-03-04: H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (House) - 2026-03-03: H 2nd Reading:Passed (House) - 2026-03-02: H COW:Passed (House) - 2026-02-27: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-27: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-26: :Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-26: H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-24: H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture (House) - 2026-02-24: H Received for Introduction (House) - 2026-02-23: S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-20: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: S COW:Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-17: :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations (Senate) - 2026-02-17: S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 25-5-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-01-29: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0050.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0050.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0050.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/SF0050.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0050.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0050.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-SF50-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).