SF 84 Wyoming 2026 session
Voluntary water conservation program.
Establishes the "Voluntary Water Conservation Program Act" administered by the State Engineer to manage water use in Wyoming's portion of the Colorado River basin. Defines key terms related to the program, including "conservation project," "consumptive use," and "curtailment." Outlines an application and approval process for conservation projects, including public notice and comment periods. Specifies criteria for project approval, including reduction of consumptive use and compliance with Wyoming's interstate compact obligations. Prohibits the approval of projects that harm other water rights or promote interstate water marketing. Authorizes the storage of conserved water in specified reservoirs and provides for the investigation of additional storage options. Appropriates funds to support program implementation and staffing. Requires the state engineer to publish notices and hold public meetings to inform stakeholders about the program. Ensures that no water rights are lost or impaired due to participation in the program. Sets a sunset date of July 1, 2032 for the authorization of new conservation projects under the program. Comments: Requires the State Engineer to report to the Select Water Committee and the Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee on October 1 of each year until 2031, detailing the operation of the program.
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action March 8, 2026
Assigned Chapter Number 100
Recorded votes
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
7 yes · 0 no · pass March 2, 2026
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
9 yes · 0 no · pass February 26, 2026
Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
29 yes · 2 no · pass February 19, 2026
Passage likelihood
Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Assigned Chapter Number 100
- Governor Signed SEA No. 0062
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062
- S President Signed SEA No. 0062
- Assigned Number SEA No. 0062
- S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- S Received for Concurrence
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
- H 2nd Reading:Passed
- H COW:Passed
- H Placed on General File
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
- H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
- H Placed on General File
- H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
- H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
- H Received for Introduction
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- S 2nd Reading:Passed
- S COW:Passed
- Recalled from Committee Pursuant to Senate Rule 5-5: 29-2-0-0-0
- :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture 28-2-1-0-0
- S Received for Introduction
- Bill Number Assigned