Adjacent land resource data trespass-repeal.
This bill repeals Wyoming's legal provisions that allowed landowners to sue for trespass or pursue criminal charges against individuals collecting resource data (like geological surveys) on adjacent or nearby land. It removes both the civil liability for damages and the criminal penalties previously tied to this activity. The repeal eliminates a specific legal remedy for landowners who claimed unauthorized data collection occurred on their property. This change took effect July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Jan 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Feb 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 18, 2023 · House Feb 15, 2023
How they voted
28–2
Passed
Total votes 30
Jan 18, 2023
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
4
Feb 21, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0028
legislature
Feb 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-21-1-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
H01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-1-0-0
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
S01 - Judiciary:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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