---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft-regulation."
description: "AN ACT relating to aeronautics; authorizing the Wyoming aeronautics commission to promulgate rules regarding vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; amending provisions related to unmanned aircraft to include to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; authorizing the Wyoming department of transportation to seek federal and other funding assistance related to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; requiring coordination of marketing and advocacy efforts for specified purposes related to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; and providing for an effective date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SF 79"
citation: "Wyoming SF 79 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bebout", "Burkhart", "Dockstader", "Harshman", "Miller", "Simpson", "Von Flatern"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-02-09T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-16T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a8c48e4-5a3f-4959-a121-adfc23b8557e"
source_url: "http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2018/Digest/SF0079.pdf"
source_hash: "23320adde46dd518d2b30508cca67f510c53192eaa1c97a754585c15ef3a4328"
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 79 (2018) — Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft-regulation.

AN ACT relating to aeronautics; authorizing the Wyoming aeronautics commission to promulgate rules regarding vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; amending provisions related to unmanned aircraft to include to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; authorizing the Wyoming department of transportation to seek federal and other funding assistance related to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; requiring coordination of marketing and advocacy efforts for specified purposes related to vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; 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/2018/Introduced/SF0079.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2018/Engross/SF0079.pdf)
3. **SEA0056** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2018/Enroll/SF0079.pdf)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-0-0-0 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature
- Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 29-1-0-0-0 — **29–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bebout — primary (person)
- Burkhart — primary (person)
- Dockstader — primary (person)
- Harshman — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Simpson — primary (person)
- Von Flatern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Bill Number Assigned
- **2018-02-12T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2018-02-14T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 29-1-0-0-0 `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19T07:00:00+00:00** S09 - Minerals:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-19T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2018-02-21T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2018-02-22T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2018-02-23T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** Received for Introduction
- **2018-02-28T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Placed on General File
- **2018-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** COW:Passed
- **2018-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2018-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-0-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-03-09T07:00:00+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0056
- **2018-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** President Signed SEA No. 0056
- **2018-03-10T07:00:00+00:00** Speaker Signed SEA No. 0056
- **2018-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 104
- **2018-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0056 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a8c48e4-5a3f-4959-a121-adfc23b8557e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).