Bighorn and domestic sheep relocation-federal action.
This Wyoming bill requires the state game and fish department to relocate bighorn sheep from the Sweetwater Rocks herd unit if federal actions threaten domestic sheep grazing on public lands. It mandates relocation within six months of such federal action and reimburses costs using $100,000 from a wildlife research fund. The law authorizes the attorney general to challenge federal policies in court that conflict with Wyoming's existing livestock-grazing plan. The bill directly affects grazing permittees and federal land management decisions involving livestock and bighorn sheep.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 15, 2024
Signed Mar 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2024 · House Mar 7, 2024
How they voted
26–4
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 27, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Mar 21, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0066
legislature
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-10-0-0-0
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-0-2-0-0
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 29-2-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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