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SF0041 • 2008

Vacating subdivisions.

AN ACT relating to vacation of plats; restricting the vacation of plats for which a subdivision permit has been issued; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Case
Last action
2008-03-05
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0041H2001

2nd reading • GINGERY

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by GINGERY

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
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Bill History

  1. 2008-03-05 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 43

  2. 2008-03-05 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0022

  3. 2008-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0022

  4. 2008-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0022

  5. 2008-02-29 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0022

  6. 2008-02-29 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2008-02-29 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2008-02-28 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2008-02-28 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  10. 2008-02-28 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2008-02-27 House

    H Passed CoW

  12. 2008-02-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2008-02-26 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  14. 2008-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  15. 2008-02-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2008-02-25 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2008-02-22 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2008-02-21 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  20. 2008-02-19 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2008-02-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  22. 2008-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2008-01-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0041

Bill No.:
SF0041
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
08LSO-0313
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0022

Chapter No.:
43

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Case

Catch Title:
Vacating
subdivisions.

Subject:
Requires
approval of the board of county commissioners prior to vacation of a plat for
which a subdivision permit has been issued.

Summary/Major Elements:

The act provides that a plat
or portion of a plat for which a subdivision permit has been issued may not be
vacated without approval by the board of county commissioners.

The act provides that no county
or municipal approval of a vacation under W.S. 34-12-106 may be arbitrarily or
unreasonably withheld.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0041

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
vacation of plats;
restricting
the vacation of plats for which a subdivision permit has been issued;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 34
‑
12
‑
106 is amended to read:

34
‑
12
‑
106.

Vacation; generally.

Any such plat may be vacated by the proprietors thereof at any time before the sale of any lots therein, by a written instrument declaring the same to be vacated, duly executed, acknowledged or proved and recorded in the same office with the plat to be vacated, and the execution and recording of such writing shall operate to destroy the force and effect of the recording of the plat so vacated, and to divest all public rights in the streets, alleys, commons and public grounds laid out or described in such plat, and in case where any lots have been sold, the plat may be vacated as herein provided, by all the owners of lots in such plat joining in the execution of the writing aforesaid. No plat or portion thereof within the corporate limits of a city or town shall be vacated as herein provided without the approval of the city or town.
No plat or portion thereof for which a subdivision permit has been obtained pursuant to W.S. 18-5-304 shall be vacated as herein provided
without the approval of the county commissioners
.
No municipal or county approval under this section shall be arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld.

Section
2
.
This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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