Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SF50: State engineer-surface and ground water study.
Status: Signed into law, March 6, 2026
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; 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 groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 4, 2026:
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 41-3-939 is created to read: 41-3-939. Groundwater study to assess corrective controls within groundwater control areas. Subject to available funding, not less than once every ten (10) years the state engineer shall conduct a groundwater study in each county that has a control area designated by the board of control under W.S. 41-3-912 and where the state engineer has ordered one (1) or more corrective controls under W.S. 41-3-915. The study under this section shall assess the effect of the ordered corrective controls, assess recharge of the aquifer compared to water consumption from that aquifer and assess the impact of future development on the aquifer. The study under this section may include mapping, modeling and the drilling of monitoring wells. The state engineer may conduct a study under this section in counties without a control area if deemed necessary by the state engineer. The results of each study conducted under this section shall be made public by the state engineer and shall be reported to the joint agriculture, state and public lands and water resources interim committee not later than sixty (60) days after the study is …
Sponsors
- Davis, Bob (R, H47)
- Lee Filer (R, H44)
- Fornstrom, Justin (R, H10)
- Rob Geringer (R, H42)
- Johnson, Steve (R, H08)
- Provenza, Karlee (D, H45)
- John Winter (R, H28)
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Hutchings, Lynn (R, S05)
- Taft Love (R, S06) · primary sponsor
- Tara Nethercott (R, S04)
- Steinmetz, Cheri (R, S03)
Latest actions
- : Assigned Chapter Number 70
- : Governor Signed SEA No. 0047
- : H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047
- : S President Signed SEA No. 0047
- : Assigned Number SEA No. 0047
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H Placed on General File
- : H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0
Votes
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0 (March 4, 2026): 60 yea, 0 nay, passed
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 (February 27, 2026): 5 yea, 2 nay, passed
- H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 (February 26, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-1-1-0-0 (February 23, 2026): 29 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0 (February 19, 2026): 29 yea, 2 nay, passed
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (February 17, 2026): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: State engineer-surface and ground water study.
Common questions
- What is SF50?
- SF50 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): State engineer-surface and ground water study.
- What does SF50 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to water; requiring the state engineer to conduct a groundwater study in control areas as specified; requiring reports; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of SF50?
- Signed into law as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Assigned Chapter Number 70 (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF50?
- Taft Love (R, S06), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF50?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0050
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