Disposition of water rights.
Wyoming's HB 2 requires landowners subdividing property to provide specific documentation about water rights before subdivision approval. It mandates written proof from the state engineer or board regarding water rights abandonment, transfer to municipal systems, redistribution within the subdivision, or legal detachment. The bill also requires notice to other water users, review by irrigation districts or water conveyance systems, and clear disclaimers about riparian rights on property offers. This directly affects developers, landowners, and local governments handling land subdivisions in Wyoming. The law aims to clarify water rights management during land division while ensuring compliance with existing water regulations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Mar 22, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
28–2
Passed
Total votes 30
Mar 9, 2022
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 22, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0044
legislature
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 59-0-1-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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