HB0202 • 2025

Fast Track Permits Act.

AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers; requiring local government entities to comply with deadlines for reviewing land use requests within the subject property's permitted zoning use; providing exceptions; requiring local government entities to provide notice as specified; providing definitions; providing penalties; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Filer
Last action: 2025-03-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was marked as inactive and died in committee on March 3, 2025. Therefore, it did not become law.

Fast Track Permits Act

The Fast Track Permits Act sets deadlines for local government entities to review and approve or deny land use requests within the property's permitted zoning use, with exceptions and penalties for non-compliance.

What This Bill Does

Sets a fifteen-day deadline for local governments to notify applicants if their request is complete or incomplete after receiving an application.
Requires local governments to approve or deny applications that are within the property’s permitted zoning use by right within sixty days, unless there's a written agreement for an extension or state/federal agency approval is needed.
Specifies that if a local government entity fails to meet these deadlines, the applicant's request will be automatically approved as submitted.
Requires local governments to provide reasons in writing when they deny an application and sets a seven-day deadline for this notification.

Who It Names or Affects

Local government entities such as cities, towns, counties, planning commissions, and zoning commissions.
Applicants seeking approval for the development or improvement of property within their permitted zoning use by right.

Terms To Know

Permitted zoning use: The specific type of land use that is allowed under a particular zoning classification without needing special permission.
Local government entity: A governing body such as a city, town, county, or other political subdivision responsible for making decisions about local laws and regulations.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not apply to requests that require conditional use permits, rezoning, subdivision permits, plats, variances, or temporary zoning uses.
It is unclear how the penalties will be enforced if a local government entity fails to comply with the deadlines.

Amendments

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

HB0202H2001

2nd reading • Representative Campbell, E

Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes the deadline for local government entities to review land use requests from ten days to thirty days and adds conditions under which delays are acceptable.

Changes the time limit for local governments to review land use requests from 10 days to 30 days.
Adds a new condition that allows delays if they result from actions or inactions by the applicant.
Modifies an exception clause to include unanticipated issues discovered during demolition or construction.

The amendment removes several lines of text without providing context on what those removed sections contained, which limits a full understanding of the overall impact.

HB0202H2002

2nd reading • Representative Bear

Divided

Plain English: The amendment modifies the bill by specifying that certain land use requests must be processed 'by right' and limits some provisions to residential buildings.

Adds the phrase 'by right' after 'use' in two places, indicating that certain land uses are automatically approved without discretionary review.
Limits a provision about changes of permitted zoning use to apply only to residential buildings.

The amendment removes some text and adds new language but does not provide full context for all changes, which may require reviewing the original bill text for complete understanding.

HB0202H2002.01

2nd reading • Representative Bear

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment adds the words 'by right' after the word 'use' in two places of the bill, which specifies how land use requests should be handled by local government entities.

Adds the phrase 'by right' after 'use' on page 2, line 18.
Adds the phrase 'by right' after 'use' on page 3, line 18.

The exact impact of adding 'by right' is not fully explained in the amendment text and may require further context to understand completely.

HB0202H2002.02

2nd reading • Representative Bear

Corrected, Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in a bill to specify that residential buildings are exempt from certain requirements related to changing permitted zoning uses.

Adds 'residential' before 'building' on page 2, line 21 of the bill text.

The amendment deletes language about 'change of permitted zoning use,' but it's unclear what specific changes this deletion will cause in the overall context of the bill.

HB0202H3001

3rd reading • Representative Thayer

Withdrawn

Plain English: The amendment removes a specific line from the bill's first page, which is part of an act related to fast-tracking permits for land use requests.

Removes line 10 on the first page of HB0202.

It is unclear what content was in line 10 and how its removal will affect the bill's overall intent.

HB0202HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Filer

Corrected, Adopted

Plain English: The amendment to HB0202 removes the word 'variance' from a specific section and makes minor punctuation changes.

Removes the term 'variance.' from line 22 on page 2 of the bill.
Adds a comma after 'plats' in line 2 on page 3 of the bill.
Makes small adjustments to punctuation.

The amendment text does not provide enough context to explain fully how these changes will affect the overall meaning or implementation of the bill.

Bill History

2025-03-03 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2025-02-28 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2025-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals
2025-02-07 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2025-02-07 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 40-20-2-0-0
2025-02-06 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2025-02-05 House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2025-02-04 House
H COW:Passed
2025-01-27 House
H Placed on General File
2025-01-27 House
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2025-01-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education
2025-01-16 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-15 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0529
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0529
ENGROSSED
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0202

Fast Track Permits Act.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Filer, Andrew, Geringer, Lucas, Singh, Wasserburger and Wylie and Senator(s) Pappas and Smith, D

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to city, county, state and local powers; requiring local government entities to comply with deadlines for reviewing land use requests within the subject property's permitted zoning use; providing exceptions; requiring local government entities to provide notice as specified; providing definitions; providing penalties; 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. 16
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101 is created to read:

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DEVELOPMENT OR IMPROVEMENT OF PROPERTY TIMELINES

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Permitting timeline for the development or improvement of property.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Delivered by electronic means" includes delivery to an electronic mail address at which an applicant has consented to receive notices, documents or information;

(ii)

"Local government entity" means a governing body of a city, town, county or other political subdivision of the state including a planning commission or a planning and zoning commission;

(iii)

"Request" means an application, within the subject property's permitted zoning use by right, for an approval from a local government entity for an action relating to the development or improvement of property including a building permit or change of permitted zoning use. "Request" shall not include applications for conditional use permits, rezoning, subdivision permits, subdivision plats, variances or temporary zoning uses.

(b)

After an applicant submits a request to a local government entity, the local government entity shall provide written notice not later than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the request notifying the applicant if the applicant's request is complete or incomplete for failing to contain all information required by law or an adopted rule, ordinance or policy of the local government entity. The written notice under this subsection shall explain what information is necessary for the applicant's request to be complete and the notice may be delivered by electronic means.

(c)

If the development or improvement that is the subject of the applicant's request is within the subject property's permitted zoning use by right the local government entity shall not require meetings relating to zoning between the applicant and the local government entity and the local government entity shall continue the process for approval or denial of the request without requiring meetings relating to zoning.

(d)

After an applicant submits a complete request to the local government entity, the local government entity shall approve or deny the applicant's request not later than sixty (60) days after the date the completed request is submitted unless:

(i)

An applicant and the local government entity agree in writing to an extension of the deadline; or

(ii)

An applicant's request requires approval by a state or federal agency. If the applicant's request requires approval by a state or federal agency then the deadline shall be extended for not more than an additional ten (10) days unless the applicant and the local government entity agree in writing to an alternative deadline.

(e)

If the local government entity denies the applicant's request, the local government entity shall provide written notice not later than seven (7) days after the denial of the applicant's request stating the reasons why the local government entity denied the applicant's request. The written notice under this subsection may be delivered by electronic means.

(f)

Any requirements missed by a local government entity during a plan review of an applicant's request that is imposed on an applicant after the applicant's request has been approved shall result in a ten percent (10%) reduction in the applicant's fees charged for the request, unless the requirements that are imposed are a result of unanticipated conditions of the subject property that require the applicant to implement mitigation measures.

(g)

Except as provided in paragraph (d)(i) of this section, if a local government entity fails to comply with the deadline established under subsection (d) of this section, then the applicant's request shall be approved as submitted. A building constructed pursuant to a permit approved under this subsection shall pass all safety and code compliance inspections prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

Section 2.

This act shall apply to applications relating to the development or improvement of property filed on and after July 1, 2025.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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