Allow temporary water rights agreements to be granted for longer periods with specified exceptions.
AN ACT relating to water; extending the number of years for which temporary water rights may be granted; providing exceptions; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsor:
Extends the maximum duration for temporary water rights in Wyoming from two to five years, with restrictions on total renewal periods, and clarifies the rights of permanent water right holders to protect their interests.
Effective: July 1, 2025
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3/12/2025(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 134
3/12/2025(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0071
3/4/2025(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0071
3/4/2025(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0071
3/4/2025(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0071
Sponsor: Representative Strock
Sponsor: Representative Strock
Sponsor: Representative Strock
Sponsor: Representative Strock
Sponsor: Senator Hicks
Sponsor: Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water
2/26/2025(House)
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2/26/2025(Senate)
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2/26/2025(Senate)
S Concur:Failed 0-31-0-0-0
2/24/2025(Senate)
S Received for Concurrence
2/24/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-3-3-0-0
2/21/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/20/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
2/18/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/18/2025(House)
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2/14/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
1/20/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
1/20/2025(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-4-4-0-0
1/17/2025(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
1/16/2025(Senate)
S COW:Passed
1/16/2025(Senate)
S Placed on General File
1/16/2025(Senate)
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
1/15/2025(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
12/19/2024(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
12/16/2024(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
H Adopted SF0043JC001: 60-0-2-0-0
PassedYea: 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, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman
Excused: Nicholas, Schmid
S Adopted SF0043JC001: 28-2-1-0-0
PassedH 3rd Reading:Passed 56-3-3-0-0
Key VotePassedH05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BANKS, DAVIS, JOHNSON, OTTMAN, PROVENZA, SCHMID
Nay: EKLUND, STROCK, WINTER
Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: Case, Rothfuss
Excused: Pearson
Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Connolly, Erickson, Eklund, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman
Nay: L. Brown, Davis, Provenza
Excused: Byron, Clouston, Riggins