Painted fenceposts-no trespassing.
This Wyoming bill allows property owners to mark private land boundaries using fluorescent orange or pink paint (50+ square inches) instead of traditional signs to indicate trespassing restrictions. It requires the Game and Fish Commission and State Parks to include trespassing rules in hunting/fishing permits and park materials, and to develop signs at public road entrances to private land clarifying visitors shouldn’t leave the road. The law directly affects landowners seeking to define property lines and recreational users like hunters or hikers who may encounter marked boundaries. It takes effect July 1, 2022, and does not change existing trespassing penalties.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2022
Last action Mar 12, 2022
Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2022
How they voted
47–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Feb 16, 2022
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
N
Libertarian1
100% Yea
R
Republican49
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 16, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-10-1)
house
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 49-10-1-0-0
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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