WY HB 78
enactedForest health grant program.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
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Did WY HB 78 pass?
Yes. WY HB 78 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-08): Governor Signed HEA No. 0041
What is WY HB 78 about?
This bill establishes the Forest Health Grant Program, administered by the State Forester, to fund projects improving forest health, water quality, wildfire risk reduction, forest product production and wildlife habitat. Specifies that grants can cover up to seventy‑five percent (75%) of project costs on state, local or private lands, and up to 50% on federal lands, with matching funds required. Creates the Forest Health Grant Program Account to fund the program and appropriates funds to the account. Requires the Attorney General to review and approve all grants issued under the program. Comments: Requires the State Forester to annually report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee not later than September 1 on all grants awarded under this act including the amounts of the grants and the projects the grants were authorized to fund.
Who sponsors WY HB 78?
Water Select is the primary sponsor of WY HB 78.
Description
This bill establishes the Forest Health Grant Program, administered by the State Forester, to fund projects improving forest health, water quality, wildfire risk reduction, forest product production and wildlife habitat. Specifies that grants can cover up to seventy‑five percent (75%) of project costs on state, local or private lands, and up to 50% on federal lands, with matching funds required. Creates the Forest Health Grant Program Account to fund the program and appropriates funds to the account. Requires the Attorney General to review and approve all grants issued under the program. Comments: Requires the State Forester to annually report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee not later than September 1 on all grants awarded under this act including the amounts of the grants and the projects the grants were authorized to fund.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-08 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0041
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Water Selectprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-08
Governor Signed HEA No. 0041
executive-signature
2026-03-08
Assigned Chapter Number 99
became-law
2026-03-07
S President Signed HEA No. 0041
2026-03-06
Assigned Number HEA No. 0041
2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0041
2026-03-05
H Concur:Failed 26-33-3-0-0
2026-03-05
H Appointed JCC01 Members
2026-03-05
S Appointed JCC01 Members
2026-03-03
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
H Received for Concurrence
2026-03-02
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-27
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
S Placed on General File
2026-02-24
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-23
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-23
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-22
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
H Placed on General File
2026-02-10
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-09
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-05
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-02
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
- Amendment HB0078SS002 (Standing Committee) - Senate Appropriations Committee (Adopted)Compare
- Amendment HB0078SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee (Adopted)Compare
- Amendment HB0078S2002 (2nd reading) - Senator Hicks (Adopted)Compare
- Amendment HB0078S2001 (2nd reading) - Senator Driskill (Adopted)Compare
- Amendment HB0078JC001 (Conference Committee)Compare
- EnrolledCompare
- IntroducedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 62-0-0-0-0
2026-02-09 · pass · 62-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- L: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Locke: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Webber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- BANKS: yes
- DAVIS: yes
- FORNSTROM: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- OTTMAN: yes
- PROVENZA: yes
- SCHMID: yes
- STROCK: yes
- WINTER: yes
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2026-02-11 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (8)
- ALLEMAND: yes
- ANGELOS: yes
- HAROLDSON: yes
- PENDERGRAFT: yes
- SHERWOOD: yes
- SMITH: yes
- S: yes
- BEAR: yes
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2026-02-22 · pass · 61-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Bratten: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Locke: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Kelly: excused
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2026-02-24 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- CRAGO: yes
- LOVE: yes
- MCKEOWN: yes
- PEARSON: yes
- IDE: yes
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
2026-02-25 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- DRISKILL: yes
- FRENCH: yes
- GIERAU: yes
- LAURSEN: yes
- SALAZAR: excused
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2026-03-03 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Steinmetz: excused
H Concur:Failed 26-33-3-0-0
2026-03-05 · fail · 26-33
Member-level votes (65)
- Banks: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Larsen: yes
- L: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Storer: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Allemand: no
- Andrew: no
- Angelos: no
- Bear: no
- Brady: no
- Bratten: no
- Brown: no
- G: no
- K: no
- Geringer: no
- Guggenmos: no
- Haroldson: no
- Hoeft: no
- Johnson: no
- Knapp: no
- Lien: no
- Locke: no
- Lucas: no
- McCann: no
- Nicholas: no
- Ottman: no
- Pendergraft: no
- Rodriguez-Williams: no
- Riggins: no
- Singh: no
- Smith: no
- Strock: no
- Styvar: no
- Wasserburger: no
- Webb: no
- Webber: no
- Wharff: no
- Winter: no
- Neiman: no
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
HB0078JC001: H Adopted HB0078JC001: 52-0-9-1-0
2026-03-06 · pass · 52-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Banks: yes
- Bear: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- L: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Locke: yes
- McCann: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Posey: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Singh: absent
- Andrew: excused
- Clouston: excused
- Connolly: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Lien: excused
- Lucas: excused
- Ottman: excused
- Strock: excused
HB0078JC001: S Adopted HB0078JC001: 29-0-2-0-0
2026-03-06 · pass · 29-0
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Driskill: excused
- Steinmetz: excused
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