Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming SF183: Moratorium-solar and wind projects.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the initiation or expansion of solar and wind energy facilities as specified; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the initiation or expansion of solar and wind energy facilities as specified; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the initiation or expansion of solar and wind energy facilities as specified; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 35‐11‐2201 is created to read: ARTICLE 22 PROHIBITION ON WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY PROJECTS 35‐11‐2201. Prohibition on new solar and wind projects; definitions; legislative findings; repeal; sunset date. (a) As used in this (ii) "Wind energy facility" means as defined by W.S. 18‐5‐501(a)(ii) and shall not include a net metering system as defined by W.S. 37‐16‐101(a)(viii). (b) Beginning the effective date of this act, no person shall initiate or expand a wind energy facility or solar energy facility project within the state. The prohibition imposed by this subsection shall end June 30, 2030. (c) This article is repealed June 30, 2030 unless the legislature takes further action. Section 2. W.S. 1‐26‐815(d), 18‐5‐502(a), (d) and (e), 34‐22‐105(a)(intro), 34‐27‐103(a) and (f), 35‐12‐102(a)(vii)(E)(intro) and (G)(intro), 35‐12‐106(a) and 35‐12‐115(a)(intro) are amended to ways of necessity for authorized businesses; purposes; extent. (d) Subject to the moratorium on wind and solar energy facilities under W.S. 35‐11‐2201, no person qualified to exercise the condemnation authority granted by this section, except a public utility that has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant …
Sponsors
- Case, Cale (R, S25)
- Hicks, Larry (R, S11) · primary sponsor
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03)
Latest actions
- : S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
- : S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : S07 - Corporations:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
- : S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
- : S Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0 (February 3, 2025): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Moratorium-solar and wind projects.
Common questions
- What is SF183?
- SF183 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Moratorium-solar and wind projects.
- What does SF183 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public health and safety; prohibiting the initiation or expansion of solar and wind energy facilities as specified; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; providing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF183?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF183?
- Hicks, Larry (R, S11), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF183?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0183
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