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SF0117 • 2026

Zoning protest petition-amendments.

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending the zoning protest process as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Sponsor
Senator Pappas
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify what happens if the required vote is not reached within the governing body.

Amendments to Zoning Protest Process

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the requirement for a zoning change to be invalidated if protested by owners of more than 20% of record, as shown by the county assessor.
  • Modifies the distance criterion from 140 feet to 300 feet for adjacent property owners.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Property owners who may protest a change in regulations or district boundaries

Terms To Know

zoning change
A change in the rules about how land can be used, like changing from residential to commercial use.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to changes made on and after July 1, 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2026-03-03 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2026-02-27 House

    H07 - Corporations:Do Pass Failed 2-6-1-0-0

  4. 2026-02-25 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  5. 2026-02-25 House

    H Received for Introduction

  6. 2026-02-24 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-5-0-0-0

  7. 2026-02-23 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2026-02-20 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2026-02-18 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2026-02-18 Senate

    S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2026-02-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 28-3-0-0-0

  12. 2026-02-11 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2026-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0477
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0477
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0117

Zoning protest petition-amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Pappas, Boner, Love, Nethercott and Schuler and Representative(s) Davis, Filer, Geringer and Washut

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to cities and towns; amending the zoning protest process as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 15
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1
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603(a) is amended to read:

15
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1
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603.

Regulations; protest makes change ineffective; exception; hearing and notice.

(a)

If there is a protest against a change in the regulations, restrictions or district boundaries signed by
more than one (1) of
the owners
of twenty percent (20%)
of record, as shown by the county assessor, who either own thirty‑three percent (33%)
or more of the area of the lots included in the proposed change
,
or
of those
comprise thirty‑three percent (33%) or more of the owners
immediately adjacent within a distance of
one hundred forty (140)
three hundred (300)
feet, the change is not effective except upon the affirmative vote of
three
‑
fourths (3/4)
two‑thirds (2/3)
of all the members of the governing body. In determining the
one hundred forty (140)
three hundred (300)
feet, the width of any intervening street or alley shall not be included.

Section 2
.

This act shall apply to zoning changes made on and after July 1, 2026.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2026
.

(END)

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