HB0141 • 2026

Fifth Amendment Protection Act.

AN ACT relating to cities, towns and counties; prohibiting cities, towns and counties from imposing fees or conditions related to housing on residential or commercial development as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

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

Sponsor: Representative Bear
Last action: 2026-03-04
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill is currently inactive, which means it may not be moving forward in the current legislative session.

Fifth Amendment Protection Act

The bill prohibits cities and counties from requiring developers to provide workforce housing or affordable housing as a condition for building new homes or businesses.

What This Bill Does

It says that city and town governments cannot make builders pay fees or meet conditions related to providing workforce, unmet housing needs, or affordable housing when they want to build new houses or commercial buildings.
It also tells county commissioners the same thing: they can't require developers to provide such housing as a condition for building in their area.
The rules apply only to applications submitted on or after July 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

City and town governments
County commissioners
Builders and developers of residential and commercial properties

Terms To Know

workforce housing: Housing that is affordable for people who work in the area but may not earn high salaries.
unmet housing needs: The lack of suitable homes to meet the needs of all residents, especially those with lower incomes or special requirements.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill only affects applications submitted on or after July 1, 2026.
Existing contracts and agreements made before this date are not changed by these rules.
The bill is currently inactive in Wyoming's legislative process.

Bill History

2026-03-04 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2026-03-02 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2026-03-02 Senate
S Suspension of the rules and referred directly to COW Failed 7-24-0-0-0
2026-02-25 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2026-02-24 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2026-02-23 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 35-17-10-0-0
2026-02-21 House
H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2026-02-20 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2026-02-19 House
H COW:Passed
2026-02-17 House
H Placed on General File
2026-02-17 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0
2026-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 51-10-1-0-0
2026-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2026-02-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0006
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0006
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0141

Fifth Amendment Protection Act.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Bear, Haroldson, Heiner, Knapp, Locke and Neiman and Senator(s) Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, McKeown, Pearson, Salazar and Steinmetz

A BILL

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

Section 1.

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Prohibitions on fees and conditions related to housing on residential or commercial development.

No governing body of a city or town shall impose a monetary fee, nonmonetary condition or other concession requiring the provision of workforce housing, unmet housing needs or affordable housing on residential or commercial development within the jurisdiction of the governing body.

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Prohibitions on fees and conditions related to housing on residential or commercial development.

No board of county commissioners shall impose a monetary fee, nonmonetary condition or other concession requiring the provision of workforce housing, unmet housing needs or affordable housing on residential or commercial development within the jurisdiction of the county.

Section 2.

(a)

This act shall apply to all applications for permits submitted for residential or commercial development on or after July 1, 2026.

(b)

Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or impair existing contracts or obligations regarding residential or commercial development and the imposition of monetary fees, nonmonetary conditions or other concessions executed before July 1, 2026.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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