Final bills considered in Cheyenne during the last week of 114th Wyoming Legislature
Cheyenne – The 2015 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature came to a close this week, as Wyoming’s legislators considered the final bills and began preparations for the next year.
After bills have been signed by the Senate President and Speaker of the House, they are sent to the Governor’s Office for his signature. Governor Mead has three days to sign the bills after they are received.
During the last week, both the Senate and the House looked at conference committee reports and stood by as Governor Matt Mead signed a number of bills.
Interim committees also worked to set their schedules for the coming year, and Management Council prioritized interim topics for each committee. Those topics of importance to agriculture and Wyoming’s agriculture interest groups will be detailed in the March 14 Roundup.
Next week, we’ll also summarize the high and low points of the legislative session from the viewpoint of Wyoming’s agriculture groups. We’ll look at the most important bills that passed, as well as bills that didn’t make the cut this year.
Below is a list of the status of bills, as of March 6 at 8:30 a.m.
House Bills
HB 1 – General Government Appropriation-2 – House Speaker Signed SEA 56
HB 4 – Prohibited Livestock Grazing – House Do Pass Failed
HB 18 – Drone Protection Act – Senate Do Pass Failed
HB 35 – Boards and Commissions – Senate Do Pass Failed
HB 70 – Omnibus Water Bill – Construction – Assigned Chapter Number
HB 75 – Balanced Budget Compact – Senate Died in Committee
HB 95 – Heavy Vehicle and Commercial Driver’s License – House Died in Committee
HB 100 – Highway Funding – House Speaker Signed HEA 100
HB 121 – Constitutional Convention – Limitations – House Appointed JCC 2 Members
HB 124 – Determination of Highway Rights-of-Way on Federal Land – Senate Did Not Consider for Introduction
HB 133 – United National Agenda 21 – Prohibition on Implementation – House Died in Committee
HB 165 – Access to Public Land – House Do Pass Failed
HB 203 – Livestock Brands – Reciprocity – House Failed CoW
HB 209 – Transfer of Federal Lands – Senate Died in Committee
HJ 1 – Regulation of Freedom – Assigned Chapter Number
HJ 2 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction – House Do Pass Failed
HJ 3 – Free-Roaming Wild Horses – Assigned Chapter Number
HJ 4 – Balanced Budget Amendment – Senate Failed on Third Reading
Senate Files
SF 7 – Tethering Dogs – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SF 9 – Right to Farm – House Speaker Signed SEA 77
SF 10 – Education Administration – Assigned Chapter Number
SF 30 – Camp Guernsey – Range Management Fund – Senate Concur Failed
SF 36 – Personal Identifying Information – Definitions – Assigned Chapter Number
SF 44 – Large Project Funding – House Speaker Signed SEA 47
SF 51 – Water Development – Amendments – House Speaker Signed SEA 67
SF 55 – Omnibus Water Bill – Planning – House Speaker Signed SEA 69
SF 56 – Study on Transfer of Public Lands – House Speaker Signed SEA 78
SF 63 – Predator Ownership – House Appointed JCC 1 Members
SF 68 – Property Rights Ombudsman – Senate Did Not Consider in CoW
SF 69 – Nonresident Allocation of Game Licenses – Senate Do Pass Failed
SF 80 – Trespassing to Collect Data – Civil Cause of Action – House Speaker Signed SEA 82
SF 126 – Water Quality – House Speaker Signed SEA 75
SF 133 – Bighorn Sheep Relocation – House Speaker Signed SEA 83
SF 134 – Bighorn Sheep Plan – House Speaker Signed SEA 60
SJ 1 – Right of Privacy – Constitutional Amendment – Failed Senate CoW
SJ 4 – Constitutional Convention – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SJ 5 – State Superintendent of Public Instruction – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
SJ 6 – Sage Grouse – Senate No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff
Signed by Governor Mead
HEA 1 – HB 8 – Landowner indemnification
HEA 77 – HB 56 – Wyoming Food Freedom Act
HEA 89 – HB 108 – Trespass – Landowner Liability
HEJR 4 – HJ 6 – Wyoming Local Food Production
SEA 31 – SF 29 – Motor Vehicle Drivers License Exemptions
SEA 19 – SF 37 – State Protection of Date Privacy
SEA 26 – SF 43 – Wyoming Telecommunications
SEA 45 – SF 46 – Fire Misdemeanors
SEA 24 – SF 137 – Farm License Plates
SEA 61 – SF 12 – Trespassing to Collect Data
SEA 76 – SF 4 – Dry Bean Research
The most up-to-date information on each bill is available at wyoleg.gov. Look for the legislative review in the March 14 edition of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, where Wyoming agriculture interest group leaders will weigh in on the session.
Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.
