# Wyoming SF 84: AN ACT relating to water within Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin; establishing a voluntary water conservation program; providing an application and approval process for the program; providing an appeal process; authorizing the storage and release of water conserved under the program; establishing a sunset date; providing legislative findings; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking; authorizing positions; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Wyoming SF 84, AN ACT relating to water within Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin; establishing a voluntary water conservation program; providing an application and approval process for the program; providing an appeal process; authorizing the storage and release of water conserved under the program; establishing a sunset date; providing legislative findings; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking; authorizing positions; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by null Water; status signed, last action 2026-03-07 (Assigned Chapter Number 100) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF84-2026 - 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 84 - State: Wyoming - Session: 2026 Budget Session - Title: AN ACT relating to water within Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin; establishing a voluntary water conservation program; providing an application and approval process for the program; providing an appeal process; authorizing the storage and release of water conserved under the program; establishing a sunset date; providing legislative findings; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking; authorizing positions; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-03-07, Assigned Chapter Number 100 - Sponsor: null Water - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (200 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Wyoming funds staff for water conservation: benefit, low. The law provides $510,000 from Wyoming’s general fund for 2 additional full-time staff positions and water program startup costs. The positions are authorized from the law’s effective date through June 30, 2028. The money cannot be transferred or used for unrelated purposes. Unspent, uncommitted fu… - Stored water can help Wyoming users: benefit, low. The State Engineer and Wyoming Water Development Office can help store conserved water in Fontenelle Reservoir under federal storage contracts. The State Engineer can also explore storage in other suitable Wyoming basin reservoirs under contracts with their owners. Releases can support water use in… - Water applicants face fees and deadlines: cost, low. Conservation applicants must pay a review fee of up to $50 when applying. The State Engineer keeps the fee even if the application is refused or withdrawn. Starting July 1, 2032, the State Engineer cannot approve new conservation projects. That cutoff does not automatically end projects approved ea… - Wyoming water users get conservation options: mixed, medium. Wyoming’s Colorado River basin water users can seek State Engineer approval for voluntary conservation projects under valid water rights. Projects must reduce water consumption or help meet Wyoming’s interstate water compact duties. Unless serving those compact duties, applicants must show water co… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: null Water ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-05 | Senate | S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 | pass | 60 | 0 | | | 2026-03-02 | House | H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 | pass | 9 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | 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 5-0-0-0-0 | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-10 | Senate | S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 28-2-1-0-0 | pass | 28 | 2 | | ## Actions (26) - 2026-03-07: Assigned Chapter Number 100 - 2026-03-07: Governor Signed SEA No. 0062 (Governor) - 2026-03-06: H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062 (House) - 2026-03-06: S President Signed SEA No. 0062 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Assigned Number SEA No. 0062 - 2026-03-05: S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: S Received for Concurrence (Senate) - 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) - 2026-03-02: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-03-02: H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (House) - 2026-02-27: H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations (House) - 2026-02-26: H Placed on General File (House) - 2026-02-26: H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and 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 31-0-0-0-0 (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 5-0-0-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-10: S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 28-2-1-0-0 (Senate) - 2026-02-09: S Received for Introduction (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Bill Number Assigned ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Engross/SF0084.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Enroll/SF0084.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0084.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; 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