Nuclear power generation and storage-amendments.
Wyoming's HB 131 amends laws governing nuclear power facilities, primarily affecting operators of advanced nuclear reactors and waste storage sites. It requires operators to submit detailed pre-construction reports to the state department, including projected job creation, local/state tax revenue, and community impacts from construction, operation, and decommissioning. The bill updates definitions to include "advanced nuclear reactors" (replacing "small modular" terminology), mandates compliance with federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission rules for waste storage, and exempts these reactors from certain utility purchase requirements. These provisions aim to align state regulations with federal oversight while requiring transparency about economic and community effects.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 17, 2022
Signed Mar 21, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 2, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 21, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0059
legislature
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 43-15-2-0-0
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-13-1-0-0
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-14-1-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-2-1-0-0
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals 47-12-1-0-0
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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