Wyoming establishes a voluntary water conservation program for the Colorado River basin with application processes, water storage provisions, and legislative oversight.
AN ACT relating to water within Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin; establishing a voluntary water conservation program; providing an application and approval process for the program; providing an appeal process; authorizing the storage and release of water conserved under the program; establishing a sunset date; providing legislative findings; requiring a report; requiring rulemaking; authorizing positions; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
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Establishes a voluntary water conservation program for Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin that allows water right holders to reduce consumptive use and store conserved water in designated reservoirs.
3/7/2026(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 100
3/7/2026(Governor)
Governor Signed SEA No. 0062
3/6/2026(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062
3/6/2026(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0062
3/5/2026(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0062
Effective: Immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided in Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution
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3/5/2026(Senate)
S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
3/5/2026(Senate)
S Received for Concurrence
3/4/2026(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
3/3/2026(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
3/2/2026(House)
H COW:Passed
3/2/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
3/2/2026(House)
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2/27/2026(House)
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2/26/2026(House)
H Placed on General File
2/26/2026(House)
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2/24/2026(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
2/24/2026(House)
H Received for Introduction
2/23/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
2/20/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/19/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
2/19/2026(Senate)
Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
2/17/2026(Senate)
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2/17/2026(Senate)
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/10/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 28-2-1-0-0
2/9/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
2/6/2026(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Gierau, Driskill, Hicks, French, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, Love, Nethercott, McKeown, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Schuler, Salazar, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
Key VotePassedH02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: ALLEMAND, ANGELOS, HAROLDSON, PENDERGRAFT, SHERWOOD, S. SMITH, BEAR
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0084HS001.
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: BANKS, DAVIS, FORNSTROM, JOHNSON, OTTMAN, PROVENZA, SCHMID, STROCK, WINTER
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Laursen, Landen, Love, McKeown, Olsen, Nethercott, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Driskill, Dockstader, Hicks, Gierau, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Landen, Kolb, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: Case, French
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0084SS001.
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: CRAGO, LOVE, MCKEOWN, PEARSON, IDE
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 28-2-1-0-0
UnknownYea: Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, Gierau, French, Ide, Jones, Hutchings, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Love, Nethercott, Olsen, Pearson, Pappas, Rothfuss, Schuler, Salazar, Scott, Biteman, Steinmetz
Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Filer, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Storer, Styvar, Strock, Tarver, Wasserburger, Thayer, Washut, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Neiman, Yin
Excused: Kelly, Posey
Nay: Hicks, Kolb
Excused: Anderson