SF 4 Wyoming House · 2022 Regular Session

Fossils distinguished from minerals.

This bill reclassifies fossils and non-fossilized animal remains as non-minerals under Wyoming property law. It clarifies that landowners (not mineral rights holders) own fossils found on their property and exempts these items from mining and mineral estate regulations. The bill defines "fossilized" to include natural preservation processes like permineralization, while excluding human remains. It applies to both current and past property agreements involving fossils.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2022 Last action Feb 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2022

How they voted

19–11
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 16, 2022
D Democratic2
1 Yea 1 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican28
18 Yea 10 Nay
64% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Feb 16, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (19-11)
senate
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
S Failed Introduction 19-11-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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