Bills – Wyoming Senator Cheri Steinmetz SD3 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-site_icon-32x32.jpg Bills – Wyoming Senator Cheri Steinmetz SD3 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com 32 32 145235949 BILLS 2026 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2026/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:47:39 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=1114 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2026 Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Budget Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz

Check in here for updates about the session and any news from the Wyoming Legislative Majority. More information will also be available on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wyolegmajority and on our blog at wyolegmajority.blogspot.com.
The Wyoming Legislature’s website is also a great resource for schedules, bill status and legislator contact information and can be found at www.wyoleg.gov

2026 Budget Session Recap: Key Legislation and Challenges for Wyoming Legislative Update from Senator Cheri Steinmetz

The Wyoming Legislature concluded its work for the 2026 Budget Session on March 11, when lawmakers returned to consider potential veto overrides. While several bills were vetoed by the governor, none of the vetoes were overridden by the Legislature, except for some of the line items on the budget bill. The governor’s budget was basically unaltered in the end with additions from the Legislature in funding for senior centers and developmental disability waivers.
This session was one of the most hectic legislative sessions I have been a part of. Throughout the session, numerous ancillary issues arose that complicated the legislative process and consumed a great deal of time and attention. Unfortunately, the Senate’s handling of the final day of Committee of the Whole was particularly disappointing. Rather than working through the final measures efficiently, the Senate took extended breaks and ultimately failed to address approximately 10 remaining bills before adjournment…read more

Senator Steinmetz issues first legislative update for 2026 budget session

The 2026 Budget Session is now underway in Cheyenne, and Wyoming citizens deserve a clear update on where the process stands, what decisions lie ahead, and what these decisions mean for taxpayers, families, and communities across the state.
The session began with the Republican caucus, where legislators heard from Wyoming’s statewide elected officials and discussed priorities for the session. The Legislature formally convened the following morning and immediately began reviewing major issues, including education recalibration and the state budget.
Because this is a budget session, the rules governing legislation are different from a general session. Any bill that is not directly related to the budget must receive a two-thirds vote simply to be introduced and referred to committee. That higher threshold reflects the constitutional intent that budget sessions remain focused primarily on the finances of the state…read more

The Hidden Price of Tax Relief: What Every Wyoming Citizen Should Know
By Senators Cheri Steinmetz
“Before tearing down a fence, we should first understand why it was built.”

That simple wisdom fits Wyoming’s property tax debate because the choices before us are not small repairs—they are foundational changes to tax policy and structure. And the discussion is urgent. Wyoming citizens are being asked to consider measures that could reshape local control, community services, and the long-term stability of our state.
In 2026, taxpayers will vote on a ballot initiative to reduce residential property taxes by 50 percent through a homeowner’s exemption. During the 2026 Budget Session, legislators will be asked to vote on a bill from the Joint Revenue Committee that would eliminate residential property taxes entirely through a constitutional amendment…learn more

The Right to Life Is Not “Health Care” By Senators Cheri Steinmetz

Wyoming’s Declaration of Rights begins with the enduring truth stated in Article 1, Section 2: “In their inherent right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, all members of the human race are equal.” From this truth flows the first duty of government is to safeguard the life, health, and safety of every person, especially an innocent child developing in the womb. ….read article

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Bills and Status: (All links will update as they come available)
… All 2026 Bills
… Audio Broadcast
… (LSO) Legislative Services Office
The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.
]]> 319 Bills 2025 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2025/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:18:21 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=1050 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2025 Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Budget Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz

Check in here for updates about the session and any news from the Wyoming Legislative Majority. More information will also be available on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wyolegmajority and on our blog at wyolegmajority.blogspot.com.
The Wyoming Legislature’s website is also a great resource for schedules, bill status and legislator contact information and can be found at www.wyoleg.gov

Legislative Recap of the 2025 General Session of the Wyoming Legislature

Senator Cheri Steinmetz

As one of the most conservative areas in the state, we have an opportunity to unite and serve on behalf of the people who elected us as their representatives. The people of Wyoming and America have sent a clear message: they want a return to conservative Republican values in governance. Sometimes, that demand for change creates discomfort as long-established systems are questioned and laws are reformed. However, we must remember that we are stewards of an elected constitutional republic. As stated in Article 1, Section 1 of the Wyoming Constitution:…read more

Legislative Update from Senator Steinmetz – 2/23/2025
“Update on Senator Steinmetz’s Sponsored Legislation”

It is our job to represent the people. The Wyoming Constitution says it well in Article 1, Section 1: “All power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness; for the advancement of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter, reform or abolish the government in such manner as they may think proper.”

Bold moves at the national level have set the stage for a transformative period in American history. President Trump has made headlines with his uncompromising approach to illegal immigration, the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, a renewed focus on election integrity, and a vigorous opposition to expansive green energy programs reminiscent of the Green New Deal. These policies – designed to reassert national sovereignty and prioritize American interests – have sparked a broader debate about the proper balance between federal and local control. Energized by these bold measures, voters granted their elected representatives a mandate to act and follow through on promises of reform and accountability. …read more

Legislative Update from Senator Steinmetz – 2/10/2025
“Property Taxes and Crossover”

Today, I’d like to address two of the tax bills that seem to be the frontrunners in the property tax reduction discussion. The first one is HB0169. This bill has already passed the House and would be effective immediately in tax years 2025-2026 with a sunset in 2026. The exemption percentage would be 50 percent of the first $1 million of residential property. The bill excludes utilizing the long-term homeowner’s exemption, so a person could only use one or the other. HB169 is backfilled by $225 million – $125 million from the general fund, and $100 million from the Legislative Stabilization Account, or the Rainy-Day Fund. …read more

Legislative Update from Senator Steinmetz – 1/25/2025

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Legislature has taken significant steps in addressing key agricultural and consumer issues, with two critical bills passing the Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands, and Water Resources Committee. These bills, sponsored by Senator Cheri Steinmetz, reinforce Wyoming’s commitment to supporting its livestock industry and ensuring transparency for consumers purchasing U.S.A. beef…read more

Wyoming Supplemental Budget and Key Legislative Developments – 2/02/2025

CHEYENNE – The 2025 SF0001 Supplemental Budget Bill includes significant investments in fire mitigation and disaster response. The bill authorizes up to $30 million in borrowing from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account (LSRA) to cover wildfire suppression costs, an increase from the previous $20 million authorization. Additionally, $10 million is appropriated to the Municipal Solid Waste Cease and Transfer Grant Account, supporting local governments’ needs for these grants. The Office of State Lands and Investments receives $40 million for county emergency suppression, with an additional $2.75 million allocated specifically for direct fire response, funding contract and seasonal firefighting staff. This funding is complemented by $4.82 million dedicated to the Department of Environmental Quality’s solid waste management efforts. …read more

Guarding the Heartland: Why Immigration Security Matters in Wyoming

Wyoming, often perceived as remote and insulated, is not immune to the impacts of illegal immigration. Despite being far from the southern border, Wyoming is – in many ways – a border state. The challenges posed by porous national borders ripple across the nation, reaching even the Cowboy State. It’s time to confront this reality and take decisive action to protect our economy, public services, critical infrastructure, and national security…reaad more

Legislative Update from Senator Steinmetz — 2025 Session Priorities

CHEYENNE – The 2025 Wyoming legislative session convened on Tuesday, Jan. 14 with the swearing-in of new members. We started committee work on Wednesday before the State of the State address by the governor.
My legislative priorities include bills opposing Mandatory electronic livestock IDs, Advocating for country-of-origin labeling, Challenging CO2’s pollutant status, Illegal immigration, Defining health care and Defunding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. These proposals reflect my commitment to individual rights, agricultural interests, national security and conservative values. read more

  • SF0064 – Wyoming Opposes Mandatory Electronic ID Devices-Livestock.
  • SF0083 – Large energy project funding-legislative approval.
  • SF0084 – Country of origin label-USA beef.
  • SF0092 – Make carbon dioxide great again-no net zero.
  • SF0103 – Terminating and defunding diversity, equity and inclusion.

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM SENATOR STEINMETZ: PRE-SESSION REPORT

Now, more than ever, Wyoming needs strong leaders to advance the principles of liberty in our state and nation. Wyoming is uniquely positioned to lead the United States back to energy and agricultural dominance, to reject the woke agenda of the radical left and to strengthen traditional family values and virtue. I will be introducing legislation to address these issues and more. Stay tuned! I am committed to working with fellow legislators to govern Wyoming and turn the tide back to common-sense conservatism, which places value on the individual and the consent of the governed through transparency and accountability. There is no better place to call home than Wyoming. I am truly blessed, immensely thankful and fiercely devoted to protecting our citizens, our state and our way of life…read more

]]> 1050 Bills 2024 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2024/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 19:12:07 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=1001 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2024 Budget Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Budget Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz

Check in here for updates about the session and any news from the Wyoming Legislative Majority. More information will also be available on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wyolegmajority and on our blog at wyolegmajority.blogspot.com.
The Wyoming Legislature’s website is also a great resource for schedules, bill status and legislator contact information and can be found at www.wyoleg.gov

Fiscal Accountability, Personal Liberties Are Priorities in Wyoming Senate

As the Wyoming Legislature approaches the end of the 67th Budget Session, legislators are working hard to reach a budget agreement. It’s been a tumultuous process. After joint deliberations, the Senate and House bills are still about $900 million apart, at the time of this writing. The gap owes to the House’s ask for some $362 million of increased spending, on top of the $10.8 billion initial budget proposal, and the Senate’s focus on reducing spending by more than $750 million.

...read more

Sponsored Bills:

SF0101 – Low-carbon energy standards-repeal
SF0102 – Foreign property ownership

Final Bill Summary 2024

..See Details

]]> 1001 Bills 2023 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2023/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 19:28:24 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=938 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2023 General Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Budget Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz

Check in here for updates about the session and any news from the Wyoming Legislative Majority. More information will also be available on Twitter at www.twitter.com/wyolegmajority and on our blog at wyolegmajority.blogspot.com.
The Wyoming Legislature’s website is also a great resource for schedules, bill status and legislator contact information and can be found at www.wyoleg.gov

Mon 1/16/2023

..Senator Steinmetz has sponsored the following senate files:

SF0103 Sales tax exemption-state legislators which allows state legislators on official business to be exempt from lodging tax. This file is designed to offset the need to increase legislative per diem in response to the increase in lodging tax.
SF0104 Property tax-mill levy adjustment which caps the property tax mill levy for counties, cities and school districts at the rate of the previous year plus inflation.
SF0105 Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements is a senate file designed to protect certificated service areas for public utilities and provide for a cooperative agreement process in order to keep rates stable and service reliable.
SF0137 Subdivisions-fencing requirements. – planning and zoning; requiring subdividers to construct and pay costs for perimeter fences as specified; specifying requirements for perimeter fences for subdivisions; specifying financial responsibility for maintaining perimeter fences; requiring the inclusion of perimeter fence information in subdivision permit applications; repealing conflicting provisions.
…see details
SF0143 Wyoming freedom scholarship act-2. – creating the Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Act; authorizing education savings accounts; specifying legal proceedings; creating an account; providing for a transfer of funds to the account; providing for the use and administration of education savings accounts for education; providing powers and duties of the state treasurer; providing rulemaking authority; specifying that a qualified school is not an agent of the state or federal government; establishing an oversight committee; making conforming amendments; authorizing a temporary committee as specified; providing an appropriation.
…see details
SF0177 Specifying additional beneficial uses of water. – Promoting obscenity-educational exception repeal. – relating to crimes and offenses; repealing an educational and library exception to the offense of promoting obscenity.
…see details

..January 10, 2023
Senator Steinmetz has sponsored the following senate files:

SF0103 Sales tax exemption-state legislators which allows state legislators on official business to be exempt from lodging tax. This file is designed to offset the need to increase legislative per diem in response to the increase in lodging tax.
SF0104 Property tax-mill levy adjustment which caps the property tax mill levy for counties, cities and school districts at the rate of the previous year plus inflation.
SF0105 Utilities-point of consumption and allocation agreements is a senate file designed to protect certificated service areas for public utilities and provide for a cooperative agreement process in order to keep rates stable and service reliable.
…see details
 SF0137 Subdivisions-fencing requirements. – planning and zoning; requiring subdividers to construct and pay costs for perimeter fences as specified; specifying requirements for perimeter fences for subdivisions; specifying financial responsibility for maintaining perimeter fences; requiring the inclusion of perimeter fence information in subdivision permit applications; repealing conflicting provisions.
…see details
SF0143 Wyoming freedom scholarship act-2. – creating the Wyoming Freedom Scholarship Act; authorizing education savings accounts; specifying legal proceedings; creating an account; providing for a transfer of funds to the account; providing for the use and administration of education savings accounts for education; providing powers and duties of the state treasurer; providing rulemaking authority; specifying that a qualified school is not an agent of the state or federal government; establishing an oversight committee; making conforming amendments; authorizing a temporary committee as specified; providing an appropriation.
…see details
SF0177 Specifying additional beneficial uses of water. – Promoting obscenity-educational exception repeal. – relating to crimes and offenses; repealing an educational and library exception to the offense of promoting obscenity.
…see detailstails
Lingle-Fort Laramie High School Student Council and their sponsor Erin Estes – the workings of the legislature and policy issues.
SESSION WRAPS UP
DRAFT BILL SUMMARY
2023 WYOMING LEGISLATURE GENERAL SESSION (FINAL)
Legislative Overview and Accomplishments
From Senator Cheri Steinmetz, Representative Scott Smith, and Representative Allen Slagle.  Legislative updates:
Jan. 16, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (1)
Jan. 23, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (2)
Feb. 06, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (3)
Feb. 13, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (4)
Feb. 20, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (5)
Feb. 27, 2023 – GENERAL SESSION – Legislative update (6)

]]> 938 Bills 2022 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2022/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:01:44 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=763 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2022 Budget Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Budget Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
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Feb. 14, 2022 – BUDGET SESSION – Legislative update (1)

Feb. 21, 2022 – BUDGET SESSION – Legislative update (2)

Feb. 28, 2022 – BUDGET SESSION – Legislative update (3)

MAR. 04, 2022 – BUDGET SESSION – Legislative update (4)

]]> 763 Bills 2021 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2021/ Fri, 08 Jan 2021 18:44:33 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=642 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2021 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
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Wyoming House and Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Protect State’s Coal Industry...see details…HB 207

PASSED

]]> 642 Bills 2020 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills_2020/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 17:44:37 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=534 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here under the Sponsored Bills Tab for the 2020 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees:
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Feb. 10, 2020 – 2020 BUDGET SESSION BEGINS: Legislative update (1)

Feb. 14, 2020 – STATE SENATE FINISHES INTRODUCING BILLS: Legislative update (2)

March 2, 2020 – BILLS ADVANCE WITH TWO WEEKS UNTIL ADJOURNMENT: Legislative update (3)

March 12, 2020 – 2020 SESSION COMES TO A CLOSE: Legislative wrapup

]]> 534 Bills 2019 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2019/ Sat, 29 Dec 2018 20:19:04 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=390 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills are posted here for the 2019 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

Learn more about Cheri’s Sponsored Bills and Committees here:
Senate District 03: Senator Cheri Steinmetz

A Legislative Update from Senator Cheri Steinmetz (February 21, 2019)

The 65th General Session of the Wyoming Legislature is in the midst of its 7th week. Wednesday, February 20th was the last day for bills to be considered by committees in the 2nd Chamber and February 21st is the last day for bills to be considered by the Committees of the Whole in the 2nd Chamber…..read more

Senator Cheri Steinmetz (R-Lingle) serves on the Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee and the Senate Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee. In addition, Senator Steinmetz is working to move forward legislation that will help improve safety on Wyoming’s waterways, ensure the long term financial health of county fairs, protect the integrity of Wyoming elections and bolster Wyoming education opportunities.

SF0009 – Audit requirements for special fire and water districts.
Sponsored By: – Bebout – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to special districts; exempting fire protection districts and water and sewer districts from the audit requirements of the Uniform Municipal Fiscal Procedures Act; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-0-0-0 — H – Speaker Signed SEA No. 0071

SF0032 – Change in political party affiliation.
Sponsored By: – Biteman – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to political party affiliation changes by electors; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely

SF0040 – Operation of motorboat while intoxicated.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 25-5-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 38-20-2-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0065

SF0041 – County fair endowment.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing each county to establish a county fair endowment fund as specified; specifying sources and uses of endowment funds; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 27-2-1-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 38-21-1-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0043

SF0049 – County zoning authority-private schools.
Sponsored By: – Bebout – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to counties; exempting private schools from county zoning authority as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 23-6-0-0-1 — H – Introduced and Referred to H07 – Corporations — Assigned Number SEA No. 0067

SF0070 – Landowner and lessee liability limitations.
Sponsored By: – Driskill – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to recreation liability; specifying that a landowner is not liable for damages or injuries to a third party caused by a person using the land for recreational purposes; specifying conditions under which a state lands lessee is not liable to users of improvements on those lands; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 28-0-2-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 56-0-4-0-0 — Chapter No. 69  Session Laws of Wyoming 2019

SF0075 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments.
Sponsored By: – Bouchard – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to concealed weapons; repealing gun free zones; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; clarifying that only the state legislature may regulate firearms, weapons and ammunition as specified; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely

SF0094 – Secretary of state-nomination qualifications.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing the secretary of state to refuse to file nomination applications for ineligibility as specified; specifying procedures for appealing a refusal by the secretary of state; requiring specified information for complaints alleging ineligibility of an applicant for nomination; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S – No report prior to CoW Cutoff

SF0098 – Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act-2.
Sponsored By: – Biteman – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; creating the Wyoming Budget Stabilization Act; specifying limits on state expenditures; specifying distribution of surplus funds; requiring review of related statutes; and providing for effective dates.
… Bill Status: S – postponed indefinitely

SF0099 – Voting systems and ballots.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing counting of ballots at a central counting location; authorizing alternative methods of voting as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.
… Bill Status: S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-0-2-0-0 — Assigned Number SEA No. 0057

SJ0003 – Wyoming’s Women Suffrage Day.
Sponsored By: – Ellis – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION recognizing December 10, 2019 as Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day.
… Bill Status: S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — H – 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0 — Assigned Number SEJR No. 0001

HB0103 – Reporting of abortions.
Sponsored By: – Clem – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to abortions; establishing additional requirements for abortion reporting; providing for a public report of abortion statistics; providing penalties for failure to report as required; specifying that failure to report as required is unprofessional conduct; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – H Introduced and Referred to H10 – Labor — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 20-9-1-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0116

HB0106 – Party affiliation changes.
Sponsored By: – Blackburn – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; revising provisions relating to political party affiliation changes by electors; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 41-18-1-0-0 — S – COW:Failed 11-14-5-0-0

HB0116 – Community development districts.
Sponsored By: – Brown – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicle franchises; modifying a provision relating to claims made by new vehicle dealers as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 57-0-3-0-0 — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Chapter Number 89

HB0121 – Vacancies in office.
Sponsored By: – Clem – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to vacancies in office; modifying procedures for filling vacancies in specified offices; modifying time periods for filling specified vacancies; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction

HB0128 – Senior property tax exemption.
Sponsored By: – Tass – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to ad valorem taxation; providing a tax exemption for a portion of property owned by citizens aged sixty-five years of age and older; providing for application for the exemption; providing for calculation of the exemptions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – COW:Failed 20-37-3-0-0

HB0140 – Abortion-48 hour waiting period.
Sponsored By: – Tass – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to health and public safety; requiring physicians to wait a specified period of time before performing certain nonemergency abortion procedures; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-2-0-0 — S – Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

HB0148 – State offices-contract transparency.
Sponsored By: – Piiparinen – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to government ethics; requiring elected officials and members of the legislature to disclose information on contracts with the state as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-1-1-0-0 — S – Concur:Passed 57-1-2-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0094

HB0150 – County election nominations.
Sponsored By: – Hunt – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to elections; modifying procedures for nominating candidates for county office in primary elections as specified; providing conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H  – No report prior to CoW Cutoff

HB0155 – Guardianships-reintegration planning authorized.
Sponsored By: – Jennings – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to guardianships; authorizing court orders related to the termination of guardianships as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H  – 3rd Reading:Passed 43-15-2-0-0 — S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0079

HB0174 – Wyoming Sound Money Trust Act.
Sponsored By: – Edwards – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to public funds; authorizing a portion of permanent mineral trust fund assets to be held as specie; providing storage requirements; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H  – postponed indefinitely

HB0183 – Repeal gun free zones and preemption amendments-2.
Sponsored By: – Salazar – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to concealed weapons; repealing gun free zones; providing for the carrying of concealed weapons as specified; clarifying that only the state legislature may regulate firearms, weapons and ammunition as specified; defining a term; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H  – :No report prior to CoW Cutoff

HB0213 – Management council membership.
Sponsored By: – Laursen – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the legislature; amending provisions relating to the selection of a management council member at large; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction

HB0214 – Real estate brokers-retention of records.
Sponsored By: – MacGuire – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to real estate brokers; decreasing the length of time licensed real estate brokers must keep and maintain records of real estate transactions; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-0-0-0 — S – 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — Assigned Number HEA No. 0090

HB0239 – Wind energy production tax-rate.
Sponsored By: – Loucks – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the tax on production of energy from wind resources; increasing the tax rate per megawatt hour generated by wind resources; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – Did Not Consider for Introduction

HB0240 – Commercial vehicles-irrigation operations.
Sponsored By: – Loucks – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; exempting from licensing and other requirements a driver of an irrigation district vehicle when driven for operation and maintenance of irrigation facilities and equipment; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H – No report prior to CoW Cutoff

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]]> 390 Bills 2018 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/bills-2018/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 20:15:26 +0000 https://steinmetzforsenate3.com/?p=330 The Wyoming Legislature Citizen Guidebook is available on the Legislature’s Website. You are welcome to share this useful tool with your constituents as we approach the session. Hard copies of this guidebook will be available in the LSO as well as throughout the Jonah Business Center just prior to the legislative session. The guidebook can be viewed here: https://www.wyoleg.gov/docs/CitizenGuidebook.pdf.

Sponsored / Co-Sponsored Bills:

Sponsored and co-sponsored bills will be posted here for the 2018 Legislative Session. I appreciate your input on Legislative issues as your Representative: If there are bills during the Legislative Sessions that are important to you, please let me know your thoughts and/or concerns. Contact me

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House District 05: Representative Cheri Steinmetz

HB0069 – Impersonation through electronic means-spoofing.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Received for Concurrence – S 3rd Reading:Passed – S President Signed HEA No. 0058 – Governor Signed HEA No. 0058

HB0090 – Country of origin recognition-USA beef.
Sponsored By: – Hunt – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to food and drugs; requiring placards designating the country of origin for beef sold to the public as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider in CoW

HB0091 – Right to repair farm equipment.
Sponsored By: – Hunt – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to farm and ranch operations; establishing provisions related to repairing farm equipment; requiring original farm manufacturers to make parts, documents and information available as specified; imposing other duties and prohibitions related to repairing farm equipment; providing definitions; providing a penalty; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H postponed indefinitely

HB0092 – Beef check-off penalty-repeal.
Sponsored By: – Hunt – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the beef council; repealing the crime and penalty for failing to pay monies due to the council; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H postponed indefinitely

HB0116 – State government manager/employee ratios-report.
Sponsored By: – Edwards – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to the administration of government; requiring state agencies to prepare a report relating to managerial and nonmanagerial employee ratios as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider for Introduction Vote

HB0121 – Domestic abuse-adverse landlord actions and phone numbers.
Sponsored By: – Edwards – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to game and fish; establishing a preference point system for the issuance of wild bison hunting licenses; prohibiting the issuance of complimentary wild bison licenses; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Failed Introduction 24-36-0-0-0

HB0133 – Display of national motto.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to flags and symbols; requiring the display of the national motto and United States and Wyoming flags in state buildings, schools and the state capitol; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H 3rd Reading:Passed – S Did Not Consider in CoW

HB0137 – Wyoming Higher Education Free Speech Protection Act.
Sponsored By: – Biteman – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to higher education; creating the Wyoming Higher Education Free Speech Protection Act; requiring the University of Wyoming and community college district boards of trustees to adopt a policy in accordance with this act; providing for disciplinary sanctions and hearings; requiring notice of the policy; permitting judicial relief; excluding applicability of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; conforming provisions; requiring reports; superseding and nullifying inconsistent rules, regulations and policies; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider for Introduction Vote

HB0161 – Public reports-state spending and revenues.
Sponsored By: – Jennings – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to administration of government; requiring public reports on state spending and revenues as specified; requiring the posting of state entity requests and contracts for supplies and services as specified; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider for Introduction Vote

HB0168 – Stand your ground-2.
Sponsored By: – Salazar – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to crimes and civil liability; revising provisions relating to the use of defensive force in response to injury or loss; providing immunity from criminal and civil liability for specified uses of defensive force; specifying that no duty to retreat generally exists; providing for an award of costs and fees in response to a civil lawsuit relating to the use of defensive force; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H 3rd Reading:Passed 47-11-2-0-0 – S 2rd Reading:Passed – S President Signed HEA No. 0063 – HEA No. 0063 Became law without signature – Assigned Chapter Number 135

HB0187 – Management council membership.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to management council membership; amending a provision relating to the selection of a member at large; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: H Failed Introduction 36-23-1-0-0

HJ0004 – State lands mineral royalties-constitutional amendment.
Sponsored By: – Hallinan – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to provide that all state mineral royalties earned from the lease of state school lands may be appropriated by the legislature for the support of the public schools for six years and providing a ballot statement.
… Bill Status: H Failed Introduction 25-34-1-0-0

HJ0009 – Public school funding.
Sponsored By: – Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming constitution to specify that the legislature determines the adequacy of public school funding and prohibiting courts from requiring funding beyond that prescribed by law.
… Bill Status: H Did Not Consider for Introduction Vote

SF0047 – Eminent domain-wind energy collector systems.
Sponsored By: – Case – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to eminent domain; reimposing the moratorium on the exercise of the power of condemnation for wind energy collector systems for a period of time; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S Failed Introduction 14-15-1-0-0

SF0071 – Stand your ground.
Sponsored By: – Bouchard – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to crimes and civil liability; establishing and modifying when defensive force can be used; establishing when the opportunity to retreat may be considered; providing immunity from criminal or civil liability for reasonable use of defensive force; providing for an award of costs if a civil lawsuit is filed as specified; providing a definition; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S 3rd Reading:Passed – H 3rd Reading:Passed – S postponed indefinitely

SF0092 – Electronic logging devices-enforcement.
Sponsored By: – Agar – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
AN ACT relating to commercial vehicles; specifying that federal rules requiring electronic logging devices are not required under Wyoming law; preventing Wyoming officers from enforcing specified federal requirements; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
… Bill Status: S 3rd Reading:Passed – H Did Not Consider for Introduction

SJ0002 – 150th Anniversary of the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
Sponsored By: – Ellis – Co-Sponsored By: Steinmetz
…Introduced:
…Digest:
A JOINT RESOLUTION to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the signing of the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
… Bill Status: S 3rd Reading:Passed – H Speaker Signed SEJR No. 0001 – Governor Signed SEJR No. 0001

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