HB 69 — Department of health-land transfers.
Last action — Governor Signed HEA No. 0039
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Mark Gordon (Republican) on March 08, 2026.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
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Summary
This act authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a specified parcel of land in Fremont County to the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The land parcel is currently held for the Wyoming State Training School, and this conveyance must be made without impact other rights and estates and without the payment of consideration, except the Department of Transportation must pay closing and title-insurance costs. This act also authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a different parcel of land held for the Wyoming State Training School. This conveyance is subject to all of the following:The conveyance must comply with statutes governing the sale of state lands.The conveyance must be made without impacting other rights or estates.The parcel, or portions of the parcel, may be disposed of in one (1) or more conveyances.The purchaser must pay all costs associated with surveys, title insurance, and closing.The purchaser of the parcel or any portion of the parcel must agree that the sole use of the parcel shall be for residential housing. For both transactions, the Department of Health must consult with the city of Lander, the Board of Land Commissioners, and the Office of State Lands and Investments. This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee after the land transfers are finalized. Comments: This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee.This act is effective immediately.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
183 added · 140 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to Bill HB 69 adds a requirement for the Wyoming Department of Health to consult with the city of Lander along with other state agencies before transferring a specific parcel of land. This change emphasizes local input in the decision-making process regarding state land use. It matters because it ensures that local governments have a say in developments that could impact their communities, potentially leading to better outcomes for residents.
SORIGINAL TATE OF W YOMING 26LSO-0187 HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO.
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5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
7 Section 1.
9 (a) The department of health, in consultation with the city of Lander, the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments, is authorized and directed to convey its right, title and interest in the surface estate of the following described parcel of land in Fremont county, containing twenty-eight and ninety-four hundredths (28.94) acres, more or less, held for the Wyoming state training HB0069 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0187 school, to the Wyoming department of transportation:
thence, counterclockwiseORIGINAL toHOUSE theENGROSSED left,BILL alongNO. the arc of said curve, having a radius of 90.56 feet, for an arc distance of 207.14 feet, chord bearing and chord distance of south 68 degrees, 10 minutes, 24 seconds east, 164.84 feet, to the HB0069 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0187 end of said curve;
HB0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION counterclockwise to the left, along the arc of said curve, having a radius of 90.56 feet, for an arc distance of 207.14 feet, chord bearing and chord distance of south 68 degrees, 10 minutes, 24 seconds east, 164.84 feet, to the end of said curve;
thence, north 88 degrees, 58 minutes, 31 seconds east along the north line of said section for a distance of 26.13 feet;
thence, north 88 degrees, 58 minutes, 31 seconds east, along the section line, for a distance of 262.94 feet;
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Section 2.
ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO.
HB0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION (a) The department of health, in consultation with the city of Lander, the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments, is authorized and may convey its right, title and interest in the surface estate of the following described parcel of land in Fremont county, containing ninety and eighty-seven hundredths (90.87) acres, more or less, held for the Wyoming state training school, in accordance with the requirements of this section:
a parcel of land located in the northeast quarter of section 17, township 33 north, range 99 west, sixth principle meridian, Fremont county, Wyoming, described as follows:
thence, south 00 degrees, 38 minutes, 00 seconds east (basis of bearings) along the east line of said northeast 1/4 for a distance of 1985.07 feet to the southeast corner of the north 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of the northeast 1/4;
HB0069 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0187 thence, south 88 degrees, 20 minutes, 50 seconds west along the north line of said parcel for a distance of 402.0 feet to the west line of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4;
thence,ORIGINAL northHOUSE 00ENGROSSED degrees,BILL 05NO. minutes, 38 seconds west along the west line of said southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4 for a distance of 818.05 feet to the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4;
HB0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION thence, north 00 degrees, 05 minutes, 38 seconds west along the west line of said southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4 for a distance of 818.05 feet to the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4;
(c)(b) The conveyancesconveyance authorizedof in this act shall be made without impacting other rights or estates associated with the parcelsparcel orspecified thein portionssubsection thereof(a) toof be conveyed under this section andshall subjectbe toin easements,accordance setbackswith andall restrictions of record.the following:
HB0069(i) STATEThe OFconveyance WYOMINGshall 26LSO-0187be 2completed (d)in Theaccordance parcelwith conveyedtitle to36, thechapter city9 of Landerthe inWyoming subsectionstatutes, (b)except ofas thisotherwise sectionprovided shallin bethis usedsubsection; for residential housing.
6(ii) (e) The conveyancesconveyance authorized underin this actsection shall be made without theimpacting paymentother ofrights consideration,or exceptestates all costs associated with anythe necessaryparcel survey,or titlethe insuranceportions andthereof closingto shall be paid by the department of transportation for the parcel conveyed inunder subsection (a) of this section and bysubject theto cityeasements, ofsetbacks Landerand forrestrictions the parcel conveyed in subsection (b) of thisrecord; section.
Section(iii) 2.One (1) or more conveyances may be made to dispose of the parcel, or portions thereof, identified in subsection (a) of this section;
ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO.
HB0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION (iv) All costs associated with any necessary survey, title insurance and closing shall be paid by the purchaser;
(v) No conveyance shall be made under this section unless the purchaser of the parcel or any portion thereof agrees that the sole use of the parcel or any portion thereof shall be for residential housing.
Each conveyance shall include clauses for the state to claim and receive liquidated damages if a purchaser violates the agreement or covenant required under this paragraph.
Section 3.
The department of transportation shall report to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee as the land transfers authorized by sections 1 and 2 of this act are being finalized and after the land transfers occur.
ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL NO.
HB0069 ENROLLED ACT NO.
39, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION Section 4.
(END) HB0069Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED:
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_________ I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
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Amendments
4 amendments- Amendment HB0069HW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Johnson (Withdrawn) Failed Show changes
- Amendment HB0069HW002 (Committee of the Whole) - Representative Larsen, L (Adopted) Adopted Show changes
- Amendment HB0069JC001 (Conference Committee) Show changes
- Amendment HB0069SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Case (Adopted) Adopted Show changes
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Action History
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Governor Signed HEA No. 0039
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Assigned Chapter Number 97
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Assigned Number HEA No. 0039
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H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0039
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S President Signed HEA No. 0039
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H Concur:Failed 20-39-3-0-0
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H Appointed JCC01 Members
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S Appointed JCC01 Members
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S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-10-1-0-0
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H Received for Concurrence
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S 2nd Reading:Passed
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S COW:Passed
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S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
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S Placed on General File
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S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
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S Received for Introduction
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H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-27-1-0-0
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H COW:Passed
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H 2nd Reading:Passed
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H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
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H Placed on General File
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H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 54-8-0-0-0
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H Received for Introduction
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Bill Number Assigned
Sponsors
- Cale Case · Cosponsor
- Ivan Posey · Cosponsor
- Lloyd Larsen · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Lloyd Larsen Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Cale Case Republican
- Ivan Posey Democrat
Not signed on (90)
90 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 69 do?
- This act authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a specified parcel of land in Fremont County to the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The land parcel is currently held for the Wyoming State Training School, and this conveyance must be made without impact other rights and estates and without the payment of consideration, except the Department of Transportation must pay closing and title-insurance costs. This act also authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a different parcel of land held for the Wyoming State Training School. This conveyance is subject to all of the following:The conveyance must comply with statutes governing the sale of state lands.The conveyance must be made without impacting other rights or estates.The parcel, or portions of the parcel, may be disposed of in one (1) or more conveyances.The purchaser must pay all costs associated with surveys, title insurance, and closing.The purchaser of the parcel or any portion of the parcel must agree that the sole use of the parcel shall be for residential housing. For both transactions, the Department of Health must consult with the city of Lander, the Board of Land Commissioners, and the Office of State Lands and Investments. This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee after the land transfers are finalized. Comments: This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee.This act is effective immediately.
- Who sponsors HB 69?
- HB 69 is sponsored by Cale Case (Republican), Ivan Posey (Democrat), and Lloyd Larsen (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 69?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2026. Enacted.
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