State land leasing-improvements.
This bill raises the monetary threshold for improvements on leased state lands from $2,000 to $4,000 per section, meaning lessees (like ranchers or farmers) can now make most minor improvements without needing prior approval from the state lands director. It updates the method for calculating payment to landowners for existing improvements when a lease is renewed or transferred. Lessees must still pay for improvements exceeding the threshold or remove them within 120 days of lease expiration. The changes apply to all state land leases in Wyoming and take effect July 1, 2023.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Jan 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Signed into Law
Feb 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed Feb 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2023 · House Jan 17, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 13, 2023
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0059
legislature
Feb 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-0-0-0-2
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
lower
Jan 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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