Bills & Legislation

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; authorizing the board of chiropractic examiners to obtain criminal background checks as specified; requiring applicants for licensure and licensees subject to investigation and disciplinary action by the board of chiropractic examiners to submit fingerprints and other necessary information for a criminal background check; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Dan DockstaderRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; repealing the budget reserve account; providing for the transfer from and the reversion of funds from the budget reserve account; making conforming amendments; repealing obsolete language; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

Larry HicksRepublican

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending requirements for conducting a boundary survey of cities and towns as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to sage grouse implementation and mitigation credits; specifying that operator-offered mitigation measures may be used and approved to address impacts to greater sage-grouse habitat; specifying that eminent domain shall not be used to provide for mitigation activities; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to eminent domain; limiting the exercise of the power of condemnation for energy collector systems; providing compensation standards for condemned property as specified; requiring proof of compliance and notice of condemnation as specified; providing requirements for existing easements; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; repealing an existing provision; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Barry CragoRepublican

AN ACT relating to state funds; requiring the state treasurer and the Wyoming retirement board to provide for proxy voting associated with the investment of state funds; specifying investment criteria to ensure investments are made only on pecuniary factors; providing definitions; authorizing contracts and the use of investment earnings; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; authorizing full‑time positions; and providing for an effective date.

Bo BitemanRepublican

AN ACT relating to emergency loan programs; establishing an emergency bridge loan program for small businesses during declared natural disasters; specifying eligibility and requirements for the bridge loan program; specifying terms, conditions and obligations for bridge loans; specifying duties; creating an account; requiring reports; providing a loan; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Bo BitemanRepublican

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing new vehicle dealers to establish hourly labor rates and retail parts markup rates to be charged for warranty repairs; specifying procedures for establishing and calculating the rates; providing exceptions; requiring mediation; providing a civil cause of action; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to miscellaneous contracts and actions; providing that contractual covenants not to compete are void; providing exceptions; specifying requirements for covenants not to compete for physicians; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to recreation safety; adding agritourism as a recreation activity for purposes of the Recreation Safety Act; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT modifying the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act to include crossing guard volunteers and faculty; and providing for an effective date.

Evie BrennanRepublican

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; specifying that the practice of natural hair braiding is exempt from the Wyoming Cosmetology Act; clarifying that the owner of a salon may require certification for the practice of natural hair braiding; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Lynn HutchingsRepublican

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; providing for the issuance of professional and occupation licenses to military service members as specified; providing for temporary practice permits for military service members; requiring temporary professional and occupation licenses to military service members as specified; amending and providing definitions; repealing provisions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to marketing homemade foods; providing for the sale of producer-raised, homemade meat products as specified; providing a delayed effective date pending certification by the governor based on federal action; providing definitions; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Tim SalazarRepublican

AN ACT relating to K-12 school facilities; repealing the requirement for charter schools to receive reimbursement for leasing expenses if the state construction department determines there are no existing adequate educational facilities within the school district; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Ogden DriskillRepublican

AN ACT relating to school finance; extending the sunset date for an increase in school district operating balances and cash reserves; and providing for an effective date.

Dan DockstaderRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing the deposit of public monies in credit unions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing specified local governments to invest in equities as specified; specifying requirements for investments in equities; specifying applicability; authorizing actions; and providing for effective dates.

Tara NethercottRepublican

AN ACT relating to trade and commerce; amending the Wyoming Consumer Rental-Purchase Agreement Act as specified; amending licensing requirements; amending disclosure requirements; providing for digital agreements; providing definitions; providing limitations; requiring rulemaking; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.

Brian BonerRepublican

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; authorizing county treasurers to accept applications and payment for wildlife conservation license plates; amending application requirements; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Stephan PappasRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; amending the distribution of ad valorem taxes on mineral production collected on a monthly basis; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Stacy JonesRepublican

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Eric BarlowRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing tax exemptions for surviving parents of veterans as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Bill LandenRepublican

AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of estates; clarifying the effect of certain disclaimers of property; and providing for an effective date.

Barry CragoRepublican

AN ACT relating to corporations, partnerships and associations; amending the grounds for administrative dissolution, revocation and forfeiture to include providing false or fraudulent information to the registered agent; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to emergency telephone service; requiring reporting of 911 outages; clarifying provisions related to reporting of revenues and expenditures; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to environmental quality; clarifying the applicability of the property tax exemption for property used to eliminate, control or prevent air, water or land pollution; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Cale CaseRepublican

AN ACT relating to school districts; requiring public school children to use restrooms, sex‑designated changing facilities and sleeping quarters that align with their sex at birth; requiring reasonable accommodations; providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Dan LaursenRepublican

AN ACT relating to state lands; allowing the fencing of state lands and maintenance of fencing as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Barry CragoRepublican

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; providing policies on identification of livestock for disease traceability; specifying that buyers of livestock in receiving states are responsible for the usage of electronic ear tags; requiring the Wyoming livestock board to inform livestock producers of their livestock identification options; providing legislative findings; and providing for an effective date.

Cheri SteinmetzRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation; establishing a homeowner property tax exemption; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to charter schools; allocating school district central office nonpersonnel expenses to charter schools as specified; allocating school district central office personnel to charter schools on a proportional basis as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Evie BrennanRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; creating a property tax exemption for property owned by the state; clarifying the taxability of state owned lands; specifying applicability; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to water development projects; authorizing specified level I and level II studies; providing appropriations; requiring reports; providing for the reversion of unexpended funds; authorizing unobligated funds to be used to complete other designated projects as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to food labeling; authorizing country of origin labeling for beef that is a product of the United States of America; authorizing labeling for beef that is a product of the state of Wyoming; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Cheri SteinmetzRepublican

AN ACT relating to the certification of teachers; modifying the duties of the professional teaching standards board; creating an alternative teacher certificate for K-12 teachers; establishing requirements for alternative certification; and providing for an effective date.

Dan LaursenRepublican

AN ACT relating to banks, banking and finance; providing for the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies; amending capital startup requirements for special purpose depository institutions; amending deposit requirements; repealing requirements limiting depositors of special purpose depository institutions to legal entities and requirements of legal entities as specified; repealing a supervision fee for banks providing digital asset custodial services; providing for unexpended fees; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Chris RothfussDemocrat

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Legal Tender Act; requiring the state treasurer to hold and invest specie and specie legal tender; authorizing the state treasurer to hire consultants; requiring a study and report; and providing for effective dates.

Bob IdeRepublican

AN ACT relating to the uniform trust code; clarifying the definition of "qualified trustee"; specifying who is required to receive notice for judicial proceedings related to trusts; specifying that no rule of perpetuities applies to noncharitable purpose trusts; specifying when a trustee can reimburse a person for certain tax costs attributable to the trust; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Cale CaseRepublican

AN ACT relating to reading assessment and intervention; eliminating the permissive use of group reading plans in individualized reading plans; modifying the requirements for school and district improvement plans; amending requirements for screening students for signs of reading difficulties; amending requirements for individualized reading plans; amending school district reporting requirements; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; providing an enhanced oil recovery stimulus for the use of carbon dioxide in enhanced oil recovery; specifying conditions and requirements for the stimulus; providing for the administration of the stimulus; creating an account; requiring reports; requiring transfers of funds; authorizing rulemaking; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to oil and gas; requiring the oil and gas conservation commission to promulgate rules to provide bonding options for oil and gas operators as specified; specifying bonding requirements; requiring reports; specifying uses of the conservation fund; authorizing the imposition of fees; making conforming amendments; and providing for effective dates.

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AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; increasing the allowable square footage utilized to calculate routine and major maintenance for school districts; increasing the percentage utilized to calculate major maintenance payments to school districts; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.

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AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; amending the calculation of investment performance for purposes of performance compensation for investment staff; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; authorizing resort hotel liquor licenses; specifying requirements for the resort hotel liquor license and licensees; making conforming amendments; providing and amending definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Mike GierauDemocrat

AN ACT relating to education; requiring students at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges to compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions based on their biological sex; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

Wendy SchulerRepublican

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing a business property tax exemption as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxation; requiring tangible personal property to be valued using valuation indexes and depreciation schedules as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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