---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special districts elections."
description: "AN ACT relating to special districts; amending special district elections as specified; conforming provisions; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SF 16"
citation: "Wyoming SF 16 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2016-12-05T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98adcc67-f1f0-46fc-80bd-7668191b5a9e"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Digest/SF0016.pdf"
source_hash: "9e3013954bb60b8dddebb372ce2cf0ea0042bebd4b16dd13c4f3a599c3efe7b2"
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 16 (2017) — Special districts elections.

AN ACT relating to special districts; amending special district elections as specified; conforming provisions; 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/SF0016.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Engross/SF0016.pdf)
3. **SEA0040** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2017/Enroll/SF0016.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · legislature
- Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2017-01-09T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-01-10T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-01-25T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-01-26T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-31T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2017-02-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2017-02-15T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Laid Back
- **2017-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 54-6-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Concurrence
- **2017-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** Concur:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
- **2017-02-24T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0040
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0040
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0040
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0040 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+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/98adcc67-f1f0-46fc-80bd-7668191b5a9e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).