HB0061

Signed into Law

State land lease preference amendments.

Allow state land lessees not in violation of lease terms to have preferred renewal rights.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to state land leasing; authorizing a person who is not currently in violation of the terms of their state land lease to have a preferred right to renew their lease; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Davis, Erickson, Winter, Senator(s) Crago, French, Ide, Pearson, Steinmetz

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What does this bill do?

Amends state land lease renewal preferences to allow current lessees who are not in violation of their lease terms to have a preferred right to renew their lease.

Modifies the criteria for lease renewal preferences to allow an expiring leaseholder who has paid rent on time and is not in violation of lease provisions to have a preferred right to renew by matching the highest competing bid, within specified fair market value ranges. (W.S. 36-5-105(c), Sec. 1)

Effective: Immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law

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Actions (20)

2/24/2025(LSO)

Assigned Chapter Number 36

2/24/2025(Governor)

Governor Signed HEA No. 0008

2/19/2025(Senate)

S President Signed HEA No. 0008

2/18/2025(House)

H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0008

2/18/2025(LSO)

Assigned Number HEA No. 0008

Amendments (1)

HB0061HS001Adopted

HouseStanding Committee

Sponsor: House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

2/18/2025(Senate)

S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-1

2/14/2025(Senate)

S 2nd Reading:Passed

2/13/2025(Senate)

S COW:Passed

2/11/2025(Senate)

S Placed on General File

2/11/2025(Senate)

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

2/10/2025(Senate)

S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

1/31/2025(Senate)

S Received for Introduction

1/30/2025(House)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

1/29/2025(House)

H 2nd Reading:Passed

1/28/2025(House)

H COW:Passed

1/23/2025(House)

H Placed on General File

1/23/2025(House)

H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

1/20/2025(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

1/2/2025(House)

H Received for Introduction

12/18/2024(LSO)

Bill Number Assigned

Roll Call Votes (2)

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

Recommended

2/11/2025SenateYea 4Nay 0Excused 1

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Yea: IDE, MCKEOWN, TALIAFERRO PEARSON, FRENCH

Excused: CRAGO

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H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

Key VotePassed

1/30/2025HouseYea 60Nay 0Excused 2

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Sherwood, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Winter, Williams, Wylie, Yin, Neiman

Excused: Larson, Riggins