Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming SJ9: Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.
Status: Passed both chambers, March 9, 2026
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress recognize the protection of Wyoming's freedom of access to public lands, to allow responsible development of resources, recreation, agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation under multiple‑use frameworks, to protect local participation in land management decisions, and to keep public lands available to the people of Wyoming.
What the bill says
A joint resolution requesting Congress recognize the protection of Wyoming's freedom of access to public lands, to allow responsible development of resources, recreation, agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation under multiple‐use frameworks, to protect local participation in land management decisions, and to keep public lands available to the people of Wyoming.
From the enrolled text, March 5, 2026:
A JOINT RESOLUTION requesting Congress recognize the protection of Wyoming's freedom of access to public lands, to allow responsible development of resources, recreation, agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation under multiple‐use frameworks, to protect local participation in land management decisions, and to keep public lands available to the people of Wyoming. WHEREAS, federal public lands are central to Wyoming's heritage, economy, culture and way of life; and WHEREAS, while Congress and the executive branch have a duty to manage these lands for multiple use and sustained yield in the public interest, disposal of lands should not occur without meaningful input from state and local governments and affected communities; and WHEREAS, Wyoming residents access our federal public lands more than any other state in the United States, with approximately ninety-one percent (91%) of Wyoming's population utilizing public lands for work, recreation and subsistence; and WHEREAS, Wyoming's natural resource industries have driven the state's economy for over a century, contributing over eleven billion dollars ($11,000,000,000.00) annually to the gross state product (GSP), accounting for roughly between twenty-five percent (25%) and thirty percent (30%) of total GSP and employing nearly fifteen percent (15%) of the state's workforce; and WHEREAS, Wyoming agriculture is foundational to the state and nation, and continued and improved access to public lands for grazing and agriculture use is essential; …
Sponsors
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22)
- Campbell, Elissa (R, H56)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Connolly, Marilyn (R, H40)
- Davis, Bob (R, H47)
- Erickson, McKay (R, H21)
- Lee Filer (R, H44)
- Rob Geringer (R, H42)
- Harshman, Steve (R, H37)
- Jarvis, Julie (R, H57)
- Larsen, Lloyd (R, H54)
- Larson, JT (I)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed SEJR No. 0004
- : H Speaker Signed SEJR No. 0004
- : S President Signed SEJR No. 0004
- : Assigned Number SEJR No. 0004
- : H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-7-1-0-0
- : H 2nd Reading:Passed
- : H COW:Passed
- : H Placed on General File
- : H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
- : H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
Votes
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 54-7-1-0-0 (March 5, 2026): 54 yea, 7 nay, passed
- H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (February 26, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0 (February 23, 2026): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
- S06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 17, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary 25-6-0-0-0 (February 13, 2026): 25 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.
Common questions
- What is SJ9?
- SJ9 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Keeping public lands protected and decisions local.
- What does SJ9 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution requesting Congress recognize the protection of Wyoming's freedom of access to public lands, to allow responsible development of resources, recreation, agriculture, hunting, fishing, trapping, and conservation under multiple‐use frameworks, to protect local participation in land management decisions, and to keep public lands available to the people of Wyoming.
- What is the status of SJ9?
- Passed both chambers as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed SEJR No. 0004 (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SJ9?
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SJ9?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SJ0009
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