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SF0063

Signed into Law

State lands-fencing-2.

Allow fencing of state lands with specified maintenance requirements and establish related rulemaking procedures.

Full legal title

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.

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Banks, Eklund, Neiman, Winter, Senator(s) Driskill, French

View on wyoleg.gov Introduced Text (PDF)Digest (PDF)Engrossed (PDF)Enrolled Act (PDF)Fiscal Note (PDF)

What does this bill do?

Allows landowners adjoining state lands to construct partition fences with the state sharing construction costs, and requires the Office of State Lands and Investments to adopt implementing rules.

Permits landowners whose property adjoins state lands (and who do not hold a lease on those state lands) to construct a lawful partition fence along the state lands boundary. (W.S. 11-28-106(c))
Requires the Office of State Lands and Investments to pay for one-half of the actual construction cost of partition fences built by adjoining landowners. (W.S. 11-28-106(c))
Establishes that landowners and the Office of State Lands and Investments share maintenance costs of partition fences in proportion to their respective interests in the fence. (W.S. 11-28-106(c))
Requires the Office of State Lands and Investments to promulgate rules necessary to implement the act. (Sec. 2)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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Actions (22)

2/24/2025(LSO)

Assigned Chapter Number 29

2/24/2025(Governor)

Governor Signed SEA No. 0018

2/20/2025(House)

H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0018

2/20/2025(Senate)

S President Signed SEA No. 0018

2/20/2025(LSO)

Assigned Number SEA No. 0018

Amendments (8)

Showing 8 of 8 amendments

SF0063H3001Corrected, Corrected, Failed

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Nicholas

SF0063H3002Adopted

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Nicholas

SF0063H3003Corrected, Withdrawn

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Nicholas

SF0063H3004Failed

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Nicholas

SF0063H3005Failed

House3rd Reading

Sponsor: Representative Nicholas

SF0063HW001Withdrawn

HouseCommittee of the Whole

Sponsor: Representative Johnson

SF0063S2001Adopted

Senate2nd Reading

Sponsor: Senator Steinmetz

SF0063SS001Adopted

SenateStanding Committee

Sponsor: Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

2/20/2025(Senate)

S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-1

2/20/2025(Senate)

S Received for Concurrence

2/20/2025(House)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-8-4-0-0

2/19/2025(House)

H 2nd Reading:Passed

2/18/2025(House)

H COW:Passed

2/11/2025(House)

H Placed on General File

2/11/2025(House)

H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

2/10/2025(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

1/27/2025(House)

H Received for Introduction

1/24/2025(Senate)

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

1/23/2025(Senate)

S 2nd Reading:Passed

1/22/2025(Senate)

S COW:Passed

1/21/2025(Senate)

S Placed on General File

1/21/2025(Senate)

S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

1/17/2025(Senate)

S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

1/2/2025(Senate)

S Received for Introduction

12/27/2024(LSO)

Bill Number Assigned

Roll Call Votes (4)

S Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-1

Key VotePassed

2/20/2025HouseYea 30Nay 0

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Yea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Case, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pearson, Pappas, Salazar, Rothfuss, Schuler, Smith, Steinmetz, Biteman

Conflicts: Scott

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H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-8-4-0-0

Key VotePassed

2/20/2025HouseYea 50Nay 8Excused 4

SF0063H3001by Representative Nicholas(3rd Reading)

Amendment failed 8-51-3-0-0

Failed

2/20/2025HouseYea 8Nay 51Excused 3

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H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

Recommended

2/11/2025HouseYea 8Nay 1

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Yea: BANKS, DAVIS, EKLUND, OTTMAN, PROVENZA, SCHMID, STROCK, WINTER

Nay: JOHNSON

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

Nay: Brady, L. Brown, Chestek, Nicholas, Pendergraft, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer

Excused: E. Campbell, Haroldson, Lawley, Riggins

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Yea: Chestek, Harshman, Larsen, Nicholas, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Yin

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

Excused: E. Campbell, Lawley, Riggins

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