Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB192: Public utilities-wildfire mitigation and liability limits.
Status: Chaptered, March 6, 2025
AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring public utilities to prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans; specifying procedures for the submission and review of wildfire mitigation plans; specifying how costs associated with wildfire mitigation plans may be recovered; specifying limits for liability and damages for public utilities related to wildfires; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
What the bill says
An act relating to public utilities; requiring public utilities to prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans; specifying procedures for the submission and review of wildfire mitigation plans; specifying how costs associated with wildfire mitigation plans may be recovered; specifying limits for liability and damages for public utilities related to wildfires; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to public utilities; requiring public utilities to prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans; specifying procedures for the submission and review of wildfire mitigation plans; specifying how costs associated with wildfire mitigation plans may be recovered; specifying limits for liability and damages for public utilities related to wildfires; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates. Section 1. 37‐3‐401 through 37‐3‐405 are created to read: ARTICLE 4 WILDFIRE MITIGATION 37‐3‐401. Definitions. (a) As used in this (ii) "Electric utility" means any person, including cooperative electric utilities that perform any of the functions specified in W.S. 37‐1‐101(a)(vi)(C), that is authorized to engage in business in Wyoming and that is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission or sale of electric energy. "Electric utility" shall not include any electric utility owned or operated by a city or town; (iii) "Wildfire" means an unplanned, unwanted fire burning within Wyoming that may impact, damage or cause harm to natural resources, agricultural resources, homes and property or that threatens lives and safety. 37‐3‐402. Wildfire mitigation plans; preemption; commission authority; applicability. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the commission's authority to regulate utilities or promulgate rules under other provisions of this title. (b) Wildfire mitigation plans approved by the commission shall preempt any part of a local land use plan …
Sponsors
- Campbell, Elissa (R, H56)
- Larson, J.T. (R, H17) · primary sponsor
- Lawley, Martha (R, H27)
- Thayer, Pam (R, H15)
- Wylie, Cody (R, H39)
- Barlow, Eric (R, S23)
- Dockstader, Dan (R, S16)
- Jones, Stacy (R, S13)
- Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0058
- : Assigned Chapter Number 119
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0058
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0058
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-1
- : H Received for Concurrence
- : H Concur:Passed 57-0-5-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0058
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
Votes
- S Adopted HB0246JC001: 25-6-0-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 25 yea, 6 nay, passed
- H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0 (February 28, 2025): 7 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Adopted HB0246JC001: 56-4-2-0-0 (February 21, 2025): 56 yea, 4 nay, passed
- H Concur:Failed 17-40-5-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 17 yea, 40 nay, failed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-9-0-0-0 (February 5, 2025): 22 yea, 9 nay, passed
Subjects: Public utilities-wildfire mitigation and liability limits.
Common questions
- What is HB192?
- HB192 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Public utilities-wildfire mitigation and liability limits.
- What does HB192 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public utilities; requiring public utilities to prepare and submit wildfire mitigation plans; specifying procedures for the submission and review of wildfire mitigation plans; specifying how costs associated with wildfire mitigation plans may be recovered; specifying limits for liability and damages for public utilities related to wildfires; requiring rulemaking; specifying applicability; and providing for effective dates.
- What is the status of HB192?
- Chaptered as of March 6, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0058 (March 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB192?
- Larson, J.T. (R, H17), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB192?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0192
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