---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unmanned aircraft."
description: "AN ACT relating to aeronautics; authorizing the Wyoming aeronautics commission to promulgate rules related to unmanned aircraft; amending powers and duties of the commission; amending provisions related to investigations and hearings; amending provisions related to low or dangerous flight and unauthorized landings; authorizing the Wyoming department of transportation to seek federal and other funding assistance related to unmanned aircraft; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SF 170"
citation: "Wyoming SF 170 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dockstader", "Halverson", "McKim"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee55da82-84e1-443e-8507-2899d6548f5b"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/SF0170.pdf"
source_hash: "f08194213593e24dad032a9f158e399721e62382e4b62acebf61ca8166bfc091"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming SF 170 (2017) — Unmanned aircraft.

AN ACT relating to aeronautics; authorizing the Wyoming aeronautics commission to promulgate rules related to unmanned aircraft; amending powers and duties of the commission; amending provisions related to investigations and hearings; amending provisions related to low or dangerous flight and unauthorized landings; authorizing the Wyoming department of transportation to seek federal and other funding assistance related to unmanned aircraft; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Introduced/SF0170.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/SF0170.pdf)
3. **SEA0083** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/SF0170.pdf)

## Votes

- H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 55-3-2-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Concur:Passed 29-1-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dockstader — primary (person)
- Halverson — primary (person)
- McKim — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** S08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-03T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 55-3-2-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Passed 29-1-0-0-0
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0083
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0083
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0083
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0083 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee55da82-84e1-443e-8507-2899d6548f5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).