Wyoming state fair department.
HB 205 creates the Wyoming State Fair Department, transferring all state fair operations - including staff, funding, equipment, and responsibilities - from the Department of Agriculture. The new department will be led by a director appointed by the State Fair Board (with Senate approval), who will manage the annual fair held in Douglas and oversee fairgrounds maintenance. Existing state fair functions, including budgeting for the fair and its grounds, will now fall under this standalone department instead of Agriculture. The bill formalizes this structural change while maintaining the fair's current purpose of celebrating Wyoming's agricultural heritage through competitions and exhibits.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2025
How they voted
11–44
Failed · 3 other
Total votes 58
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic6
66% Nay
R
Republican52
76% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (11-44-3)
house
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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