SF 152 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Wildfire management-amendments.

SF 152 creates a Wildfire Management Task Force to study wildfire impacts on state lands, local fire agencies, and communities. The task force, including legislative members, state officials, and industry representatives, must report by October 2025 with recommendations for future legislation. The bill also updates the state forester’s duties to include managing fire control programs on state lands, pre-positioning resources during high-risk periods, and setting standards for privately contracted fire services. It appropriates $50,000 total ($25,000 each for legislative and non-legislative members) to fund the task force, which will operate until December 31, 2026.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Signed Mar 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Chaptered Law with Final Veto Actions · 4 edits

MODERATE

The Governor vetoed several sections of this bill, including provisions for authorizing loans, reverting funds, and repealing prior appropriations. The vetoed language related to wildfire recovery funding and loan authorizations was removed from the final enacted version. The remaining sections regarding state forester duties and wildfire suppression appropriations were retained.

Scope change

The bill's scope was reduced by removing provisions related to loan authorizations and fund reversion that were vetoed by the Governor.

FISCAL

Provisions authorizing loans and reverting funds were vetoed and removed from the final law.

Section 4, which authorized the state loan and investment board to make loans for wildfire recovery, was vetoed.

Specific funding items for replacing private fences, irrigation facilities, and private structures destroyed by wildfire were vetoed.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to section headers and text spacing were made during the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

24–6

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 31

Feb 6, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

22 Yea 6 Nay 1

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed SEA No. 0062

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Concur:Passed 26-5-0-0-0

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 46-14-2-0-0

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0

lower

Feb 10, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-6-1-0-0

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel

upper

1 primary · 15 co-sponsors