WY HB 87
enactedOmnibus water bill-planning.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
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Quick answers
Did WY HB 87 pass?
Yes. WY HB 87 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
What is WY HB 87 about?
This bill authorizes and provides funding for specified Water Development Program reconnaissance (Level I) and feasibility (Level II) studies. Amends a prior feasibility study for the Nowood River Storage – Alkali Cr. project. Comments: The Water Development Commission is required to report to the Legislature on each of the studies prior to the 2028 legislative session. See also the companion bill, 2026 Senate File 0070, Omnibus water bill-construction.
Who sponsors WY HB 87?
Water Select is the primary sponsor of WY HB 87.
Description
This bill authorizes and provides funding for specified Water Development Program reconnaissance (Level I) and feasibility (Level II) studies. Amends a prior feasibility study for the Nowood River Storage – Alkali Cr. project. Comments: The Water Development Commission is required to report to the Legislature on each of the studies prior to the 2028 legislative session. See also the companion bill, 2026 Senate File 0070, Omnibus water bill-construction.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-06 — Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Water Selectprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-06
Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
executive-signature
2026-03-06
Assigned Chapter Number 35
became-law
2026-03-04
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
2026-03-04
S President Signed HEA No. 0020
2026-03-03
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-03
Assigned Number HEA No. 0020
2026-03-02
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-27
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-25
S Placed on General File
2026-02-24
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-23
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-19
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-17
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-16
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-14
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-14
H Placed on General File
2026-02-12
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
: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
2026-02-03
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
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
- Bratten: yes
- Brady: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- E: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lien: yes
- Lucas: yes
- McCann: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Posey: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Singh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Webber: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Williams: yes
- Locke: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-12 · 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
2026-02-14 · 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 57-0-5-0-0
2026-02-19 · pass · 57-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Allemand: yes
- Andrew: yes
- Angelos: yes
- Brady: yes
- Bear: yes
- Bratten: yes
- Brown: yes
- G: yes
- L: yes
- Byron: yes
- Campbell: yes
- K: yes
- Chestek: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Filer: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Hoeft: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- Locke: yes
- McCann: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Posey: yes
- Pendergraft: 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
- Wasserburger: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Webber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Banks: excused
- E: excused
- Jarvis: excused
- Kelly: excused
- Nicholas: excused
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend 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 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
- Crago: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- French: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Steinmetz: excused
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