SF 41 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Federal acts-legal actions authorized.

This bill authorizes Wyoming's legislature to initiate lawsuits in court to clarify or protect its interests regarding federal land management laws. It requires a majority vote from both legislative chambers or the management council to start such cases, with up to $75 million available from the legislative stabilization fund for litigation. The legislation specifically targets federal laws like the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and National Environmental Policy Act that affect land use within Wyoming. It cites Wyoming's constitutional "equal footing" status as justification for the legislature's standing to seek court rulings on these matters. The bill does not create new policies but establishes a legal process for the legislature to address federal land management interpretations.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

229
Passed
Total votes 31
Jan 27, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
20 Yea 9 Nay
68% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jan 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-9)
senate
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
S02 - Appropriations:Do Pass Failed 2-3-0-0-0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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