SF0172 • 2017

Outdoor lighting.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing counties to regulate outdoor lighting; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Senator Case
Last action: 2017-02-28
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2017-02-28 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2017-02-03 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2017-01-27 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2017-01-26 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-25 LSO
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2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0384
Introduced
1.2

SENATE FILE

NO.

SF0172

Outdoor lighting.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Case

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing counties to regulate outdoor lighting; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 18
‑
2
‑
101(
a)(vi) and by creating a new paragraph (ix)
is
amended to read:

18
‑
2
‑
101
.

General
powers
.

(a)

Each organized county in the state is a body corporate and politic. The powers of the county shall be exercised by a board of county commissioners which may:

(vi)

Establish
a surface water drainage system, utilities and drainage management;
and

(ix)

Adopt resolutions regulating the types, construction, installation and uses of outdoor electrically powered illuminating devices, lighting practices and systems to reduce light pollution and light trespass.

Section

2
.

This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
.

(END)

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