---
type: "Bill"
title: "Omnibus water bill-construction."
description: "2018/Summaries/HB0078.PDF"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 78"
citation: "Wyoming HB 78 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 17
action_count: 27
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2018-01-31T15:44:19+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-16T14:48:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/18c578c3-6a6b-4a5c-9954-200fe38c04dd"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2018/HB0078"
source_hash: "54bbe8b9d05f71c7a65cdca7eefd87f620b5004e26ebb6ad7d85eef6275a7410"
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 HB 78 (2018) — Omnibus water bill-construction.

2018/Summaries/HB0078.PDF

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Introduced/HB0078.PDF)
2. **Amendment HB0078H2001 (2nd reading) - Hunt (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0078H3001 (3rd reading) - Blake (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078H3001.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0078H3002 (3rd reading) - Schwartz (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078H3002.pdf)
5. **Amendment HB0078HS001 (Standing Committee) - HAppropriations (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078HS001.pdf)
6. **Amendment HB0078JC001 (Conference Committee)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078JC001.pdf)
7. **Amendment HB0078S2001 (2nd reading) - Von Flatern (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S2001.pdf)
8. **Amendment HB0078S2002 (2nd reading) - Hicks (Divided)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S2002.pdf)
9. **Amendment HB0078S2002.01 (2nd reading) - Hicks (Corrected, Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S2002.01.pdf)
10. **Amendment HB0078S2002.02 (2nd reading) - Hicks (Corrected, Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S2002.02.pdf)
11. **Amendment HB0078S2003 (2nd reading) - Hicks (Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S2003.pdf)
12. **Amendment HB0078S3001 (3rd reading) - Von Flatern (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S3001.pdf)
13. **Amendment HB0078S3002 (3rd reading) - Driskill (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078S3002.pdf)
14. **Amendment HB0078SS001 (Standing Committee) - SAgriculture (Divided)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078SS001.pdf)
15. **Amendment HB0078SS001.01 (Standing Committee) - SAgriculture (Corrected, Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078SS001.01.pdf)
16. **Amendment HB0078SS001.02 (Standing Committee) - SAgriculture (Corrected, Failed)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Amends/HB0078SS001.02.pdf)
17. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2018/Enroll/HB0078.PDF)

## Votes

- H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-6-0-0-1 — **53–6** (pass) · lower
- HB0078JC001: S Adopted HB0078JC001: 28-1-1-0-0 — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- HB0078JC001: H Adopted HB0078JC001: 51-5-4-0-0 — **51–5** (pass) · lower
- HB0078S2002.02: Amendment adopted 17-13-0-0-0 — **17–13** (pass) · upper
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- HB0078S2003: Amendment failed 11-19-0-0-0 — **11–19** (fail) · upper
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- HB0078S2002.01: Amendment adopted 25-5-0-0-0 — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 — **5–2** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-0-0-0 — **26–4** (pass) · upper
- HB0078S3001: Amendment adopted 16-14-0-0-0 — **16–14** (pass) · upper
- H Concur:Failed 13-47-0-0-0 — **13–47** (fail) · lower
- H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 58-1-1-0-0 — **58–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Water — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-16T14:48:52+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0066 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-16T14:48:20+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 121
- **2018-03-11T03:35:41+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0066
- **2018-03-11T03:14:26+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0066
- **2018-03-11T02:24:56+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0066
- **2018-03-08T22:24:24+00:00** S Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2018-03-08T19:15:32+00:00** H Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2018-03-08T19:14:01+00:00** H Concur:Failed 13-47-0-0-0
- **2018-03-08T00:36:52+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2018-03-07T22:18:35+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-4-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-06T20:55:22+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2018-03-06T00:45:30+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2018-03-05T18:47:14+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2018-03-05T18:46:14+00:00** S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02T22:09:43+00:00** :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02T21:23:59+00:00** S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-23T22:41:48+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23T16:13:01+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2018-02-22T18:03:10+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-6-0-0-1 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-21T16:38:28+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21T02:18:13+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2018-02-20T17:22:06+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2018-02-20T17:21:06+00:00** H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-2-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14T17:30:15+00:00** H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-12T22:07:49+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture 58-1-1-0-0 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09T22:21:14+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2018-01-31T15:44:19+00:00** Bill Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/18c578c3-6a6b-4a5c-9954-200fe38c04dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).