WY SF 50
enactedState engineer-surface and ground water study.
Wyoming · 2026 · lower
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Quick answers
Did WY SF 50 pass?
Yes. WY SF 50 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-06): H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047
What is WY SF 50 about?
This bill requires the State Engineer to conduct a groundwater study at least once every ten (10) years in counties with designated groundwater control areas or where the state engineer has ordered corrective controls. The study shall assess the effects of corrective controls, the recharge of the aquifer compared to consumption from the aquifer and shall determine the impacts of future development on the aquifer. The study may include mapping, modeling and drilling of monitoring wells as part of the study. Requires public reporting of study results and submission of a report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee within sixty (60) days of completion of the study. Appropriates funds to the State Engineer's Office for the initial study and requires the initial study to be completed not later than June 30, 2030. Comments: Requires a report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee not later than sixty (60) days after the study is completed.
Who sponsors WY SF 50?
Love is the primary sponsor of WY SF 50, joined by 11 cosponsors.
Description
This bill requires the State Engineer to conduct a groundwater study at least once every ten (10) years in counties with designated groundwater control areas or where the state engineer has ordered corrective controls. The study shall assess the effects of corrective controls, the recharge of the aquifer compared to consumption from the aquifer and shall determine the impacts of future development on the aquifer. The study may include mapping, modeling and drilling of monitoring wells as part of the study. Requires public reporting of study results and submission of a report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee within sixty (60) days of completion of the study. Appropriates funds to the State Engineer's Office for the initial study and requires the initial study to be completed not later than June 30, 2030. Comments: Requires a report to the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee not later than sixty (60) days after the study is completed.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-03-06 — H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Loveprimary
- Nethercottcosponsor
- Hutchingscosponsor
- Cragocosponsor
- Wintercosponsor
- Provenzacosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Geringercosponsor
- Fornstromcosponsor
- Filercosponsor
- Steinmetzcosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-06
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047
2026-03-06
Governor Signed SEA No. 0047
executive-signature
2026-03-06
Assigned Chapter Number 70
became-law
2026-03-05
S President Signed SEA No. 0047
2026-03-04
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-04
Assigned Number SEA No. 0047
2026-03-03
H COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
H 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-27
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
H Placed on General File
2026-02-26
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-24
H Received for Introduction
filing
2026-02-24
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-23
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-20
S COW:Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
S 2nd Reading:Passed
reading-2
2026-02-19
Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
2026-02-17
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-17
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-02-10
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 25-5-1-0-0
introduction,referral-committee
2026-01-29
S Received for Introduction
filing
2026-01-21
Bill Number Assigned
reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 25-5-1-0-0
2026-02-10 · pass · 25-5
Member-level votes (31)
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- French: no
- Ide: no
- Laursen: no
- McKeown: no
- Salazar: no
- Pappas: excused
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2026-02-17 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- CRAGO: yes
- LOVE: yes
- MCKEOWN: yes
- PEARSON: yes
- IDE: no
Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
2026-02-19 · pass · 29-2
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Crum: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Ide: yes
- Hutchings: yes
- Jones: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Landen: yes
- Laursen: yes
- Love: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Case: no
- French: no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0
2026-02-23 · pass · 29-1
Member-level votes (31)
- Anderson: yes
- Barlow: yes
- Boner: yes
- Brennan: yes
- Case: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Crago: yes
- Dockstader: yes
- Crum: yes
- Driskill: yes
- Gierau: yes
- French: yes
- Hicks: yes
- Jones: yes
- Landen: yes
- Kolb: yes
- Laursen: yes
- McKeown: yes
- Love: yes
- Nethercott: yes
- Olsen: yes
- Pappas: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Rothfuss: yes
- Schuler: yes
- Salazar: yes
- Steinmetz: yes
- Scott: yes
- Biteman: yes
- Ide: no
- Hutchings: excused
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2026-02-26 · 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 5-2-0-0-0
2026-02-27 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (8)
- ALLEMAND: yes
- HAROLDSON: yes
- PENDERGRAFT: yes
- SHERWOOD: yes
- SMITH: yes
- S: yes
- ANGELOS: no
- BEAR: no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
2026-03-04 · pass · 60-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Hoeft: yes
- 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
- Connolly: yes
- Clouston: yes
- Davis: yes
- Erickson: yes
- Filer: yes
- Fornstrom: yes
- Geringer: yes
- Guggenmos: yes
- Harshman: yes
- Haroldson: yes
- Heiner: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Knapp: yes
- Larsen: yes
- Larson: yes
- JT: yes
- Lawley: yes
- Lien: yes
- McCann: yes
- Locke: yes
- Nicholas: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Ottman: yes
- Pendergraft: yes
- Riggins: yes
- Provenza: yes
- Rodriguez-Williams: yes
- Sherwood: yes
- Schmid: yes
- Smith: yes
- Singh: yes
- Storer: yes
- Strock: yes
- Styvar: yes
- Tarver: yes
- Thayer: yes
- Washut: yes
- Webb: yes
- Wasserburger: yes
- Wharff: yes
- Webber: yes
- Williams: yes
- Winter: yes
- Wylie: yes
- Yin: yes
- Neiman: yes
- Kelly: excused
- Posey: excused
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