Resort hotel liquor licenses.
Wyoming's SF 42 creates a new "resort hotel liquor license" category for hotels meeting specific requirements. To qualify, a resort hotel must have a minimum $10 million valuation (including land), include a restaurant, offer at least 35 short-term guest rooms, provide 12-hour daily dining, and have meeting space for 50+ people. The license requires an annual fee between $500 and $3,000, and licensees may not sell alcohol for off-premises consumption except via catering permits. This bill directly affects owners or lessees of large resort hotels seeking to serve alcohol on-site, with provisions taking effect July 1, 2025.
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
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed Feb 25, 2025
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MODERATE
This bill creates a new license type for resort hotels in Wyoming, allowing them to sell alcohol on-site if they meet specific size and service requirements. The bill was amended during the legislative process to lower financial thresholds and clarify operational standards. Key changes include reducing the required hotel valuation from $10 million to $5 million, decreasing the minimum number of rooms from 35 to 20, and adding a definition for 'full-service restaurant' to ensure consistent enforcement.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from a new license type to include clarified definitions and adjusted financial requirements to make the program more accessible to smaller resort hotels.
REQUIREMENT
Lowered the minimum hotel valuation requirement from $10 million to $5 million to allow smaller properties to qualify for the license.
Reduced the minimum number of sleeping rooms required from 35 to 20 to expand eligibility to smaller resort hotels.
Added a specific definition for 'full-service restaurant' to clarify operational standards and ensure consistent enforcement across jurisdictions.
Modified restaurant requirements to specify that the restaurant must be open during regular business hours with seasonal variance options.
DEFINITION
Created a new definition for 'resort hotel liquor license' in the state's liquor code definitions section.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 29, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
23–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 31
Jan 29, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Feb 25, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0007
legislature
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 20-8-1-0-2
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 43-18-1-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-5-0-0-3
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-0-0-1
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gierau
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Byron
RRepublican
Co
Cody Wylie
RRepublican
Co
Eric Barlow
RRepublican
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