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SF0157 • 2021

Property rights-limitation on local authority.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; prohibiting cities and towns from conditioning the connection of municipal sewer service 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
Senator Biteman
Last action
2021-04-21
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
4/21/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes accurate information but contains speculative elements that are not supported by the official source material.

Property Rights and Sewer Connections

This law stops cities and towns from requiring property owners to include deed restrictions for affordable housing when connecting to a municipal sewer system.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new section in the Wyoming Statutes that says cities and towns cannot make it a condition for connecting to a municipal sewer system that a property owner must add a deed restriction for affordable housing on their property or another property.
  • Defines 'affordable housing' as residential housing rented to or owned by people who are considered low-income or moderate-income households, based on local definitions.
  • Does not stop cities and towns from denying connections to the sewer system if there are utility-related reasons.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners who want to connect their property to a municipal sewer system in Wyoming.
  • Cities and towns that manage municipal sewer systems in Wyoming.

Terms To Know

Deed restriction
A rule written into the deed of a property that limits how the property can be used or developed.
Affordable housing
Housing that is rented to or owned by people who are considered low-income or moderate-income households, based on local definitions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not say what happens if a property owner wants to add a deed restriction for affordable housing voluntarily.
  • It only applies to connections to municipal sewer systems and does not affect other types of development or zoning rules.
  • The definition of 'affordable housing' is based on local definitions, which can vary.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0157HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Sommers

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the bill to prohibit cities and towns from requiring deed restrictions for affordable housing when connecting properties to municipal sewer systems.

  • Removes language about property valuation and replaces it with a new focus on conditions related to connecting to municipal sewer service.
  • Adds a new section (15-7-516) that explicitly prohibits cities and towns from conditioning the connection of a municipal sewer system to a property based on deed restrictions for affordable housing.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens if a city or town denies connection to the sewer system without considering affordable housing requirements, leaving some aspects unclear.
SF0157S2001

2nd reading • Senator Biteman

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes a part of the bill to specify that cities and towns cannot condition the connection of municipal sewer service based on deed restrictions that limit property use beyond what is allowed by zoning laws.

  • Removes language allowing cities and towns to impose conditions based on deed restrictions.
  • Adds new wording to clarify that such conditions are only applicable if they align with zoning regulations.
  • The amendment text does not provide full context, so the exact impact of these changes is limited in scope without additional details from the bill itself.
SF0157S2002

2nd reading • Senator Gierau

Failed

Plain English: The amendment removes previous changes made by other amendments and makes a small edit to the wording on page 2, line 4.

  • Removes the changes from another amendment (SF0157S2001/A) that was added during the second reading stage.
  • On page 2, line 4, removes 'deed' and replaces 'or other restrictions which' with just 'that'.
  • The amendment does not provide enough context to fully understand its impact beyond these specific changes.
SF0157SW001

Committee of the Whole • Senator Biteman

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds language that allows cities and towns to deny connection to municipal sewer systems for utility-related reasons, while also changing when the bill becomes law.

  • Adds a clause allowing cities and towns to deny connections to municipal sewers based on utility-related issues.
  • Changes the effective date of the bill to take effect immediately after all necessary actions are completed as per Wyoming's Constitution.
  • The amendment text does not specify what 'utility-related reasons' include, leaving some ambiguity about when cities and towns can deny connections.
SF0157SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in a bill about cities and towns to remove certain conditions related to connecting municipal sewer services.

  • Removes language after 'cities' on page 1, line 1, replacing it with 'and towns;'.
  • Deletes all of page 1, line 2.
  • Modifies the wording at page 1, line 11 by removing text after '(b)' and inserting 'is'.
  • Removes lines 7 through 21 on page 2.
  • The exact impact of these changes is unclear without understanding the original bill's content.
  • Some technical details about how cities and towns will connect municipal sewer services are not explained in this amendment text.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-21 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 164

  2. 2021-04-21 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0068

  3. 2021-04-06 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0068

  4. 2021-04-06 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0068

  5. 2021-04-05 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA No. 0068

  6. 2021-04-02 Senate

    S Concur:Passed 26-3-1-0-0

  7. 2021-04-02 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2021-04-02 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-20-1-0-0

  9. 2021-04-01 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  10. 2021-03-31 House

    H COW:Passed

  11. 2021-03-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  12. 2021-03-24 House

    H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  13. 2021-03-19 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture

  14. 2021-03-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  15. 2021-03-12 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0

  16. 2021-03-11 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  17. 2021-03-10 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Laid Back

  18. 2021-03-09 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  19. 2021-03-05 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  20. 2021-03-05 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  21. 2021-03-02 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  22. 2021-03-01 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  23. 2021-03-01 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0662
Bill No.:

SF0157

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

21LSO-0662

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0068

Chapter No.:

164

Prime Sponsor:

Biteman

Catch Title:

Property rights-limitation on local authority.

Subject:

City and town limits on connections to a municipal sewer system.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act prohibits cities and towns from conditioning the connection of a municipal sewer system to a property on the inclusion of a deed restriction that requires the development or provision of affordable housing.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
21LSO-0662

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
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SF0157

ENROLLED ACT NO. 68,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; prohibiting cities and towns from conditioning the connection of municipal sewer service as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 15
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7
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516 is created to read:

15
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7
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516.

Conditions on the connection of municipal sewer service.

(a)

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no city or town shall condition the connection of a municipal sewer system to a property on the inclusion of any deed restriction for that property or any other property that requires the development or provision of affordable housing. Nothing herein shall contravene the discretion of cities and towns to deny connection to the municipal sewerage system.

(b)

As used in this section, "affordable housing" means residential housing that is rented to or owned by a person who qualifies as a low income or moderate income household, however defined.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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