2025 Regular SessionWyoming Legislature

HB0059: Limited mining operations-water quality testing.

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to environmental quality; specifying that the department of environmental quality may conduct water quality testing before the commencement of limited mining operations; amending notice requirements for limited mining operations; requiring rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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Bill History

12/18/2024
Bill Number Assigned
1/2/2025
Received for Introduction
House of Representatives
1/17/2025
Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Placed on General File
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
COW:H Did not consider for COW
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment HB0059HS001

House Minerals, Business and Economic Development

1/27/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

H09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-1-0-0
1/27/2025
7
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text12/18/202412.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note12/18/20246.0 KB