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SF 91 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Petroglyph, pictograph and historic inscription protection.

This bill creates a misdemeanor offense for damaging petroglyphs, pictographs, or historic inscriptions on state lands without permission, with penalties up to $750 fine or six months in jail. It directly affects visitors, researchers, or anyone interacting with these cultural sites on public land. The bill appropriates $441,340 to document and create 3D models of all known sites on state, school, and institutional land by June 2028. It requires the state parks department to survey these sites using this funding, with unspent funds retained until 2028. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, except for the funding section, which applies immediately upon enactment.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 12, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was enacted into law and underwent several substantive changes. The most significant change is the addition of a new subsection (a) establishing a general misdemeanor penalty for violating the act, separate from the specific petroglyph protection penalty in subsection (e). The funding amount was increased from $441,340 to an unspecified amount, and the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to immediate effect upon becoming law. The surveying authority was expanded to include state, school, and institutional lands with a new requirement to obtain landowner permission before accessing private property.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded by adding a general violation penalty that applies to any person violating the act, not just those who damage petroglyphs. The surveying authority was also expanded to include school and institutional lands.
ENFORCEMENT

Added new subsection (a) establishing a general misdemeanor penalty with fines of $25-$100 or up to 6 months imprisonment for any violation of the act, separate from the specific petroglyph damage penalty.

FISCAL

The appropriation amount was changed from $441,340 to an unspecified amount in the enrolled version.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to immediate effect upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirement that surveys of petroglyphs and pictographs on private lands must first receive permission from the landowner.

SCOPE

Expanded the surveying authority to include state, school, and institutional lands in addition to the original scope.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

27–4
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
25 Yea 4 Nay
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Mar 12, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0091
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-2-0-0
lower
Mar 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
H06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to H06 - Travel
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-4-0-0-0
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
S06 - Travel:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S06 - Travel
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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