HB 73 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Omnibus water bill-planning.

HB 73 allocates $5.2 million for water planning studies across Wyoming, including $1.1 million for Level I reconnaissance studies (like the Clarks Fork Watershed Study in Park County) and $3.4 million for Level II feasibility studies (such as the Fontenelle Reservoir Storage project in Lincoln County). The bill allows unused funds to be redirected to other listed projects with committee approval, requires reports to the legislature before the 2024 session, and sets July 1, 2025, as the deadline for fund expiration. It directly affects the Water Development Commission, local counties involved in projects, and the Office of Water Programs (which receives $175,000 for operations). The bill focuses on funding specific water infrastructure planning, not implementation or policy changes.
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 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2022 · House Feb 28, 2022

How they voted

290
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 10, 2022
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Mar 15, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0051
legislature
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-1-0-0
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Committee
S05 - Agriculture:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Feb 28, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 18, 2022
Committee
H05 - Agriculture:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
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 60-0-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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