Continuity of Permitting Act.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation incorrectly stated that the bill applies to new annexations starting July 1, 14. The correct date is July 1, 2025.

Continuity of Permitting Act

The bill requires that pending building permit and land use applications stay with the county until they are approved or denied, after which jurisdiction transfers to an annexing city or town.

What This Bill Does

• Keeps control over building permits and land use applications in the hands of the county until a decision is made.
• Transfers control from the county to an annexing city or town once the application process is complete.

Who It Names or Affects

• People applying for building permits and land use in areas that may be annexed by a city or town.
• Counties handling applications until they are decided upon.
• Cities or towns planning to annex new territories.

Terms To Know

Annexing

The process of adding land from one area into another, usually a city or town.

Jurisdiction

The authority to make decisions and enforce laws in a specific area.

Limits and Unknowns

• It is unclear how this act will affect existing applications before July 1, 2025.
• The bill did not pass during the session it was introduced.

Current Bill Text

25LSO-0544
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0544
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0140

Continuity of Permitting Act.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Filer, Haroldson and Wylie and Senator(s) Barlow and Crago

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; requiring jurisdiction over pending building permit or land use applications to remain with the county until the applications are issued or denied; requiring jurisdiction to transfer to an annexing city or town as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 15
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404 by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

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Annexing territories; initiation of proceedings; by governing bodies; determination.

(c)

Jurisdiction over a building permit or land use application pending at the time that the subject land or building was annexed under this section shall remain with the county with whom the applications where filed. The county's jurisdiction shall continue until issuance or denial of the final building permit or land use application, at which time jurisdiction shall transfer to the annexing city or town.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to annexations, building permit applications and land use applications filed on and after July 1, 2025.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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