WyomingSF 912025 General SessionSenate

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses and state lands; creating a misdemeanor offense for injury to petroglyphs, pictographs and historic inscriptions; providing penalties; providing for the surveying of petroglyphs and pictographs on state lands; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsored By: null Tribal Relations

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

State to survey petroglyphs on public lands

The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources can survey and document all known petroglyphs and pictographs on state, school, and institutional land. It can make models and hire consultants to do the work. Surveys cannot enter private land unless the owner gives permission.

New crime for damaging petroglyphs on state land

You cannot break, carve, mark, remove, or damage petroglyphs, pictographs, or historic inscriptions on state land without permission. Doing so is a misdemeanor. The penalty is a fine up to $750, jail up to 6 months, or both. Permission must come from the State Board of Land Commissioners.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • null Tribal Relations

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 125 • No: 16

House vote 3/4/2025

H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-2-0-0

Yes: 56 • No: 4

Senate vote 3/4/2025

S Concur:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

Yes: 25 • No: 6

House vote 2/27/2025

H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote 2/3/2025

S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0

Yes: 27 • No: 4

Senate vote 1/28/2025

S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

Yes: 5 • No: 0

Senate vote 1/23/2025

S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

Yes: 3 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Governor Signed SEA No. 0091

    3/12/2025Governor
  2. Assigned Chapter Number 131

    3/12/2025
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0091

    3/5/2025House
  4. H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-2-0-0

    3/4/2025House
  5. S Received for Concurrence

    3/4/2025Senate
  6. S Concur:Passed 25-6-0-0-0

    3/4/2025Senate
  7. Assigned Number SEA No. 0091

    3/4/2025
  8. S President Signed SEA No. 0091

    3/4/2025Senate
  9. H 2nd Reading:Passed

    3/3/2025House
  10. H COW:Passed

    2/28/2025House
  11. H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

    2/27/2025House
  12. H Placed on General File

    2/27/2025House
  13. :Rerefer to H06 - Travel

    2/25/2025House
  14. H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

    2/12/2025House
  15. H Received for Introduction

    2/4/2025House
  16. S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0

    2/3/2025Senate
  17. S 2nd Reading:Passed

    1/31/2025Senate
  18. S 2nd Reading:Laid Back

    1/30/2025Senate
  19. S COW:Passed

    1/29/2025Senate
  20. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

    1/28/2025Senate
  21. S Placed on General File

    1/28/2025Senate
  22. S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0

    1/23/2025Senate
  23. :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

    1/23/2025Senate
  24. S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

    1/15/2025Senate
  25. S Received for Introduction

    1/10/2025Senate

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