Local regulation-subdivisions.
HB 196 amends Wyoming law to limit county commissioners' authority over land divisions in unincorporated areas. It clarifies that counties cannot prevent residential or agricultural uses on land divisions already exempt from standard subdivision rules under state law. The bill specifically prohibits counties from imposing restrictions that conflict with these exemptions, ensuring developers and property owners can use exempt land for those purposes. The changes took effect on July 1, 2019.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Signed Feb 27, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2019
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 22, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Feb 27, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0088
legislature
Feb 22, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Feb 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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