Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB90: State engineer-consumptive water use study.
Status: Failed, February 23, 2026
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a study on water use as specified; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a study on water use as specified; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2026:
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a study on water use as specified; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Consumptive water use" includes electrolysis, plasma dissociation, thermochemical splitting, the chemical dissociation of water into its elemental components or the use of water as a feedstock in HB0090 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0297 the production of hydrogen fuel or other chemical compounds; (ii) "Hydrological cycle" means the natural process by which water circulates between the earth's surface, atmosphere and subsurface, including evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, infiltration and groundwater recharge. (b) The state engineer shall conduct a study of the potential impacts on the state of Wyoming and water users in Wyoming from current and future consumptive water uses that remove water from the hydrological cycle as provided in this section as well as the potential impacts from large scale industrial water use. (c) The study required by this section shall focus on: (i) Large scale industrial water use by data centers or other large scale industrial water uses including carbon capture technologies. This paragraph shall not include uses that result in normal evaporation losses HB0090 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0297 …
Sponsors
- Bill Allemand (R, H58)
- Dalton Banks (R, H26)
- Kevin Campbell (R, H62)
- Johnson, Steve (R, H08)
- Michael Schmid (R, H20)
- Tomi Strock (R, H06) · primary sponsor
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Tim French (R, S18)
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03)
Latest actions
- : H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- : H Placed on General File
- : H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
- : H05 - Agriculture:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
- : H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
- : H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 57-3-2-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 (February 16, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (February 12, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 57-3-2-0-0 (February 10, 2026): 57 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: State engineer-consumptive water use study.
Common questions
- What is HB90?
- HB90 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): State engineer-consumptive water use study.
- What does HB90 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a study on water use as specified; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB90?
- Failed as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: H COW:H Did not consider for COW (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB90?
- Tomi Strock (R, H06), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB90?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0090
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