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SF0105 • 2025

An Act to Preserve State Territorial Sovereignty.

AN ACT relating to property, conveyances and security transactions; prohibiting persons from selling or transferring real property to the federal government as specified; providing the manner by which a person may sell or transfer real property to the federal government; providing a civil penalty for failing to timely submit information to the legislature; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; 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 Ide
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and there is no official summary text available.

An Act to Preserve State Territorial Sovereignty

The bill aims to restrict the sale or transfer of real property in Wyoming to the federal government without prior approval from the state legislature.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits individuals and entities from selling or transferring real property to the federal government unless they get permission from the Wyoming legislature first.
  • Requires people who want to sell land to the federal government to submit a notice of intent to the legislative service office before making any deal with the federal government.
  • Imposes a civil penalty on those who fail to follow these rules and sell or transfer property without proper approval, equal to the money they made from the sale.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to sell real property in Wyoming to the federal government
  • The Wyoming state legislature and management council

Terms To Know

Real Property
Land, buildings, and other physical assets that are owned or leased.
Federal Government
The national government of the United States, including all its agencies and departments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
  • It only applies to sales or transfers after July 1, 2025, if enacted.
  • Details on how the management council will operate are not provided.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-10 Senate

    S COW:S Did not consider for COW

  2. 2025-02-06 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  3. 2025-02-06 Senate

    S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

  4. 2025-01-29 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  5. 2025-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2025-01-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0293
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0293
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2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0105

An Act to Preserve State Territorial Sovereignty.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Ide, Laursen, D, McKeown, Pearson and Smith, D and Representative(s) Allemand, Banks, Smith, S, Strock, Wharff and Winter

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to property, conveyances and security transactions; prohibiting persons from selling or transferring real property to the federal government as specified; providing the manner by which a person may sell or transfer real property to the federal government; providing a civil penalty for failing to timely submit information to the legislature; providing definitions; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; 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. 34
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159 is created to read:

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Prohibited private party sales and transfers of real property to federal government; exception; civil penalty.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Federal government" means the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(ii)

"Real property" means all interests in real property, including but not limited to, the fee estate, leasehold interests, easements, rights
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way, subsurface interests, airspace interests, water rights and mineral interests.

(b)

No person shall sell or transfer real property in this state to the federal government unless the person acquires consent from the Wyoming legislature.

(c)

To acquire consent from the Wyoming legislature as required by subsection (b) of this section, a person selling or transferring real property in this state to the federal government shall submit to the legislative service office before a legally binding agreement is entered into by the person and the federal government:

(i)

A notice of intent to sell or transfer the real property in this state to the federal government; and

(ii)

Evidence that the federal government would be acquiring the real property in this state pursuant to an enumerated constitutional power which may involve the exercise of the federal power of eminent domain.

(d)

If a person fails to submit the information required by subsection (c) of this section before a legally binding agreement is entered into by the person and the federal government to sell or transfer real property in this state to the federal government, the person shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to the net proceeds received from the sale or transfer of the real property.

(e)

For purposes of acquiring consent from the Wyoming legislature as required by subsection (b) of this section, the Wyoming legislature during regular or special session may approve or reject a notice of intent to sell or transfer the real property to the federal government by legislative order. When the legislature is not in regular or special session, the management council shall have the right to approve or reject a notice of intent to sell or transfer the real property to the federal government by a majority vote. The legislature or the management council shall not approve a notice of intent to sell or transfer real property to the federal government unless the federal government would be acquiring the real property pursuant to an enumerated constitutional power which may involve the exercise of the federal power of eminent domain. The legislature or the management council shall approve or reject the notice of intent to sell or transfer the real property under this subsection not later than ten (10) days after receipt of the notice. If the legislature or management council does not approve or reject notice of intent to sell or transfer the real property within ten (10) days after receipt of the notice then the notice for the sale to proceed is deemed rejected.

Section 2.

The legislature and the management council shall adopt all rules and policies necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

This act shall apply to notices of intent to sell or transfer real property to the federal government entered into on and after July 1, 2025.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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