HB 118 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Limitations on net land gains for the federal government.

This Wyoming bill (HB 118) prohibits the state from transferring land to the federal government in a way that increases the federal government's total land holdings in Wyoming. It applies to all sales, exchanges, or conveyances of state-owned land, requiring that no transaction result in a net gain of land (including surface rights, minerals, or water rights) for the federal government. The law amends existing state statutes to enforce this "no net gain" rule for all future land transfers involving the federal government.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 28, 2025
Floor votes · House Jan 22, 2025

How they voted

3324
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
Jan 22, 2025
D Democratic6
6 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican52
33 Yea 18 Nay 1
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 35-26-1-0-0
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors