State engineer-consumptive water use study.
HB 90 requires Wyoming's state engineer to study how large-scale industrial water use permanently removes water from the natural water cycle (like data centers, carbon capture, and hydrogen production), excluding normal evaporation from irrigation. The study must analyze current impacts on all water users - including agriculture, municipalities, and recreation - and recommend ways to limit future impacts. It mandates a report to the legislature by November 2026, funded by a $500,000 appropriation specifically for this study. This bill does not change water rules but creates a formal process to assess emerging industrial water demands.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026
Last action Feb 23, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2026
How they voted
53–3
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
Feb 11, 2026
D
Democratic6
83% Yea
R
Republican52
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
H05 - Agriculture:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (53-3-2)
house
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 57-3-2-0-0
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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