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HB0069 • 2026

Department of health-land transfers.

AN ACT relating to state lands; providing for the disposition of specified land parcels from the department of health as specified; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Larsen, L
Last action
2026-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/7/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not specify that the Department of Transportation is required to report back to a committee, only that it must report as land transfers occur and after they happen.

Department of Health Land Transfers

This law allows the Department of Health to transfer certain land parcels from its control, one parcel to the Wyoming Department of Transportation and another for residential housing use.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Department of Health to convey a specific piece of land in Fremont County to the Wyoming Department of Transportation without receiving payment but requiring the transportation department to cover costs like surveys and title insurance.
  • Permits the Department of Health to transfer another parcel of land, also located in Fremont County, for residential housing use. The purchaser must pay all related costs and agree that the land will only be used for homes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Health
  • The Wyoming Department of Transportation
  • Potential purchasers of residential housing land

Terms To Know

Conveyance
The act of officially transferring ownership or possession of property.
Surface Estate
Ownership rights to the surface of a piece of land, excluding what lies beneath it.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how many people will be affected by these land transfers.
  • The exact details of future residential housing developments are not outlined in this law.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number 97

  2. 2026-03-07 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0039

  3. 2026-03-06 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0039

  4. 2026-03-06 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0039

  5. 2026-03-06 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0039

  6. 2026-03-05 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  7. 2026-03-04 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  8. 2026-03-04 House

    H Concur:Failed 20-39-3-0-0

  9. 2026-03-03 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  10. 2026-03-03 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-10-1-0-0

  11. 2026-03-02 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  12. 2026-02-27 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  13. 2026-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  14. 2026-02-26 Senate

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

  15. 2026-02-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture

  16. 2026-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  17. 2026-02-21 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 34-27-1-0-0

  18. 2026-02-20 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  19. 2026-02-19 House

    H COW:Passed

  20. 2026-02-12 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2026-02-12 House

    H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0

  22. 2026-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 54-8-0-0-0

  23. 2026-02-05 House

    H Received for Introduction

  24. 2026-01-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 26LSO-0187

Bill No.:

HB0069

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

26LSO-0187

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0039

Chapter No.:

97

Prime Sponsor:

Larsen, L

Catch Title:

Department of health-land transfers.

Has Report:

Yes

Subject:

Providing for the disposition of specified land parcels.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a specified parcel of land in Fremont County to the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The land parcel is currently held for the Wyoming State Training School, and this conveyance must be made without impact other rights and estates and without the payment of consideration, except the Department of Transportation must pay closing and title-insurance costs.

This act also authorizes and directs the Department of Health to convey a different parcel of land held for the Wyoming State Training School. This conveyance is subject to all of the following:
The conveyance must comply with statutes governing the sale of state lands.
The conveyance must be made without impacting other rights or estates.
The parcel, or portions of the parcel, may be disposed of in one (1) or more conveyances.
The purchaser must pay all costs associated with surveys, title insurance, and closing.
The purchaser of the parcel or any portion of the parcel must agree that the sole use of the parcel shall be for residential housing.

For both transactions, the Department of Health must consult with the city of Lander, the Board of Land Commissioners, and the Office of State Lands and Investments.

This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee after the land transfers are finalized.

Comments:

This act requires the Department of Transportation to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee.
This act is effective immediately.

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

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26LSO-0187

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0069

ENROLLED ACT NO. 39,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2026 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to state lands; providing for the disposition of specified land parcels from the department of health as specified; requiring reports; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

(a)

The department of health, in consultation with the city of Lander, the board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments, is authorized and directed to convey its right, title and interest in the surface estate of the following described parcel of land in Fremont county, containing twenty-eight and ninety-four hundredths (28.94) acres, more or less, held for the Wyoming state training school, to the Wyoming department of transportation: a parcel of land located in section 17, township 33 north, range 99 west, sixth principal meridian, Fremont county, Wyoming, described more particularly as follows: begin at an iron rod marking the southeasterly corner of Leda enterprise park, as per plat thereof recorded in plat book 8, page 193, in the public records of Fremont county; thence, north 00 degrees, 03 minutes, 48 seconds west (bearing basis), along the easterly boundary of said subdivision, for a distance of 292.53 feet to an iron rod; thence, north 70 degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds east, along said easterly boundary, for a distance of 312.19 feet to an iron rod; thence, north 05 degrees, 00 minutes, 00 seconds west, along said easterly boundary, for a distance of 486.41 feet to the southerly right-of-way line of Enterprise boulevard; thence, south 78 degrees, 51 minutes, 23 seconds east, along said right-of-way line for a distance of 184.68 feet to a point, said point being on a circular curve concave to the north; thence, counterclockwise to the left, along the arc of said curve, having a radius of 90.56 feet, for an arc distance of 207.14 feet, chord bearing and chord distance of south 68 degrees, 10 minutes, 24 seconds east, 164.84 feet, to the end of said curve; thence, north 36 degrees, 19 minutes, 29 seconds east, for a distance of 708.32 feet to the north line of section 17; thence, north 88 degrees, 58 minutes, 31 seconds east along the north line of said section for a distance of 26.13 feet; thence, departing said section line, south 45 degrees, 44 minutes, 42 seconds east, for a distance of 257.40 feet; thence, north 43 degrees, 46 minutes, 16 seconds east, for a distance of 257.74 feet to the north line of said section; thence, north 88 degrees, 58 minutes, 31 seconds east, along the section line, for a distance of 262.94 feet; thence, south 22 degrees, 03 minutes, 52 seconds west, for a distance of 1448.41 feet; thence, south 88 degrees, 36 minutes, 52 seconds west, for a distance of 1112.35 feet to the point of beginning.

(b)

The conveyance authorized in this section shall be made without impacting other rights or estates associated with the parcels or the portions thereof to be conveyed under this section and subject to easements, setbacks and restrictions of record.

(c)

The conveyance authorized under this section shall be made without the payment of consideration, except all costs associated with any necessary survey, title insurance and closing shall be paid by the department of transportation for the parcel conveyed in subsection (a) of this section.

Section 2.

(a)

The department of health, in consultation with the city of Lander, the

board of land commissioners and the office of state lands and investments, is authorized and may convey its right, title and interest in the surface estate of the following described parcel of land in Fremont county, containing ninety and eighty-seven hundredths (90.87) acres, more or less, held for the Wyoming state training school, in accordance with the requirements of this section: a parcel of land located in the northeast quarter of section 17, township 33 north, range 99 west, sixth principle meridian, Fremont county, Wyoming, described as follows: begin at the northeast corner of section 17, as marked by an existing stone; thence, south 00 degrees, 38 minutes, 00 seconds east (basis of bearings) along the east line of said northeast 1/4 for a distance of 1985.07 feet to the southeast corner of the north 1/2 of the southeast 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, south 88 degrees, 30 minutes, 12 seconds west along the south line of said north 1/2 of southeast 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 for a distance of 1321.33 feet to the southwest corner of said north 1/2 of southeast 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, south 00 degrees, 21 minutes, 43 seconds west along the east line of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 for a distance of 665.35 feet to the southeast corner of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, south 88 degrees, 20 minutes, 50 seconds west along the south line of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 for a distance of 922.54 feet to a point 402.0 feet east of the southwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, north 00 degrees, 05 minutes, 38 seconds west along the east line of a parcel of land described in document number 2015-1378525, for a distance of 520.0 feet; thence, south 88 degrees, 20 minutes, 50 seconds west along the north line of said parcel for a distance of 402.0 feet to the west line of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, north 00 degrees, 05 minutes, 38 seconds west along the west line of said southwest 1/4 of northeast 1/4 for a distance of 818.05 feet to the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4; thence, north 89 degrees, 55 minutes, 41 seconds east along the south line of Leda enterprise park, as per plat thereof recorded in plat book 8, page 193, in the public records of Fremont county, for a distance of 90.0 feet to an iron rod; thence, north 88 degrees, 36 minutes, 52 seconds east for a distance of 1112.35 feet; thence, north 22 degrees, 03 minutes, 52 seconds east for a distance of 1448.41 feet to the north line of the northeast 1/4; thence, north 88 degrees, 58 minutes, 31 seconds east, along said line for a distance of 874.95 feet to the point of beginning.

(b)

The conveyance of the parcel specified in subsection (a) of this section shall be in accordance with all of the following:

(i)

The conveyance shall be completed in accordance with title 36, chapter 9 of the Wyoming statutes, except as otherwise provided in this subsection;

(ii)

The conveyance authorized in this section shall be made without impacting other rights or estates associated with the parcel or the portions thereof to be conveyed under this section and subject to easements, setbacks and restrictions of record;

(iii)

One (1) or more conveyances may be made to dispose of the parcel, or portions thereof, identified in subsection (a) of this section;

(iv)

All costs associated with any necessary survey, title insurance and closing shall be paid by the purchaser;

(v)

No conveyance shall be made under this section unless the purchaser of the parcel or any portion thereof agrees that the sole use of the parcel or any portion thereof shall be for residential housing. Each conveyance shall include clauses for the state to claim and receive liquidated damages if a purchaser violates the agreement or covenant required under this paragraph.

Section 3.

The department of transportation shall report to the joint transportation, highways and military affairs interim committee as the land transfers authorized by sections 1 and 2 of this act are being finalized and after the land transfers occur.

Section 4
.

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 House.

Chief Clerk

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