2025 Regular Session • Wyoming 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
Sponsors
Republican: 5
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Elissa Campbell
Republican