HB0223 • 2011

Property disclosure statement-wind estate.

AN ACT relating to property; providing that the status of the wind estate shall be disclosed to a prospective buyer of land as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Brown
Last action: 2011-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2011

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2011-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2011-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0074
2011-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0074
2011-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0074
2011-02-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0074
2011-02-25 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2011-02-11 Senate
S Placed on General File
2011-02-11 Senate
S05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-02-07 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S05
2011-02-07 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2011-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2011-02-04 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2011-02-03 House
H Passed CoW
2011-02-01 House
H Placed on General File
2011-02-01 House
H05 Recommended Do Pass
2011-01-27 House
H Introduced and Referred to H05
2011-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2011-01-25 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0223
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
11LSO-0570
Effective Date:

7/1/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0074

Chapter No.:
166

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Brown

Catch Title:
Property
disclosure statement-wind estate.

Summary/Major Elements:

●

Currently, Wyoming law does
not require a person conveying an interest in the surface estate of vacant
property to disclose whether the wind estate has in any way been severed from
the surface estate.

●

As of July 1, 2011, every
seller of vacant property shall disclose whether the wind estate has in any way
been severed from the surface estate.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0223

ENROLLED ACT NO. 74, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
property; providing that the status of the wind estate shall be disclosed to a prospective buyer of land as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 34
‑
1
‑
151(a)
(vi), (vii) and
by creating a new paragraph (viii)
is amended to read:

34
‑
1
‑
151.

Property disclosure statement.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, every seller of vacant land shall provide to any prospective buyer a property disclosure statement that includes, but is not limited to, the following information:

(vi)

The availability of fire protection services;
and

(vii)

The existence and location of any easements across the land known to the seller or recorded in the records of the county clerk
;
.

and

(
v
ii
i
)

If fee owne
rship of the wind
estate has in any way been severed in the chain o
f title from the surface estate.

Section 2
. This act is effective July 1, 2011.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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