Modify Wyoming Business Council's authority, requirements, reporting duties, and funding while establishing a task force.
AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; amending programs, functions and operations of the Wyoming business council; specifying requirements for the Wyoming business council; making conforming amendments; specifying limitations of the Wyoming business council; specifying applicability; requiring reports; creating a task force; providing appropriations; and providing for effective dates.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Crago, Love, Nethercott
Amends the Wyoming Business Council's programs and operations by restricting new applications and approvals starting April 15, 2027, requiring comprehensive reporting by April 30, 2026, and creating a legislative task force to evaluate the council's functions and recommend future changes.
2/24/2026(Senate)
S postponed indefinitely
2/24/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:S Did not consider for 3rd Reading
2/24/2026(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2/23/2026(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2/20/2026(Senate)
S COW:Passed
Sponsor: Senator Steinmetz
Sponsor: Senator Steinmetz
Sponsor: Senator Steinmetz
Sponsor: Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development
Effective: July 1, 2026
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2/16/2026(Senate)
S Placed on General File
2/16/2026(Senate)
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2/13/2026(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 25-6-0-0-0
2/11/2026(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
2/11/2026(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
Amendment failed 15-16-0-0-0
Key VoteFailedYea: Case, Crum, French, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Laursen, Love, McKeown, Pearson, Salazar, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Dockstader, Driskill, Gierau, Jones, Landen, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Rothfuss, Schuler
This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0125SS001.
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: COOPER, JONES, NETHERCOTT, ANDERSON
Nay: ROTHFUSS
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 25-6-0-0-0
UnknownYea: Anderson, Barlow, Boner, Brennan, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, Hicks, Gierau, Jones, Landen, Kolb, Love, Olsen, Nethercott, Pappas, Pearson, Rothfuss, Schuler, Scott, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: French, Hutchings, Ide, Laursen, McKeown, Salazar