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SF 68 Wyoming House · 2026 Regular Session

Water districts-funds for maintenance projects.

SF 68 allows Wyoming irrigation, watershed improvement, and water conservancy districts to allocate a portion of their annual funding specifically for major maintenance projects on aging irrigation infrastructure. The bill requires these funds to be held in a separate "major maintenance account," pooled until sufficient for a project, and optionally invested through the state treasurer's local government investment pools. This change directly affects water districts managing irrigation systems, providing a structured mechanism to address infrastructure upkeep without altering existing tax rates or assessment processes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Feb 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Feb 27, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Feb 27, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a draft Senate file to an enrolled act, finalizing its passage into law. The primary policy change involves expanding the authority of water districts to levy additional taxes specifically for major maintenance projects on aging infrastructure. It also clarifies that funds collected for these projects must be held in a separate account and can be invested to earn interest before being spent on repairs.
Scope change
The scope of applicability was expanded to explicitly include watershed improvement districts and water conservancy districts, in addition to irrigation districts, allowing them to assess taxes for major maintenance projects.
FISCAL

Added a specific provision allowing districts to levy an additional tax of up to one mill on the dollar exclusively for major maintenance projects on aging irrigation infrastructure.

Clarified that funds collected for major maintenance projects must be pooled in a separate account until sufficient to fund a project, rather than being immediately available for general use.

ELIGIBILITY

Extended the eligibility to levy these special maintenance taxes to watershed improvement districts and water conservancy districts, not just irrigation districts.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header and title to reflect its status as an enrolled act (Act No. 17) rather than a draft Senate file, indicating it has been signed and is now law.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that funds in the major maintenance account may be invested with the state treasurer in local government investment pools.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House Feb 26, 2026

How they voted

30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2026
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0017
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-6-3-0-0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 31-0-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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