SF 46 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Water, irrigation and sewer districts-bid requirements.

This bill increases the cost threshold requiring competitive bidding for purchases and projects by Wyoming water, sewer, and water/sewer districts. It raises the mandatory bidding requirement from $30,000 to $75,000 for contracts involving labor, materials, or supplies. Districts can now make purchases under $75,000 without competitive bidding, but must still follow bidding rules for $75,000+ projects and accept the lowest responsible bid. The law applies to projects initiated on or after 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

Mar 2025

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 4, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand its scope from water and sewer districts to include irrigation districts, and significantly increased the dollar thresholds requiring competitive bidding for projects and purchases. The changes ensure more projects across different district types are subject to public bidding requirements, promoting transparency and fair competition in public spending.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include irrigation districts in addition to water and sewer districts, and the threshold for required competitive bidding was increased from $30,000 to $75,000 for water/sewer districts and from $1,000 to $20,000 for irrigation districts.

SCOPE

Added irrigation districts to the entities covered by the bill, expanding its applicability beyond just water and sewer districts.

REQUIREMENT

Increased the minimum cost threshold for requiring competitive bidding from $30,000 to $75,000 for water and sewer district projects.

Increased the minimum cost threshold for requiring competitive bidding from $1,000 to $20,000 for irrigation district projects.

Added new requirements for irrigation districts to prepare and file plans and specifications before advertising for bids.

TIMELINE

Added an effective date provision to specify when the new requirements begin applying.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

26–2

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 31

Feb 27, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican29

24 Yea 2 Nay 3

82% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed SEA No. 0054

legislature

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S Concur:Passed 26-2-3-0-0

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-3-0-0

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

H COW:Passed

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Introduced

H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

S 3rd Reading:Passed 19-12-0-0-0

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

S COW:Passed

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

upper

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors