---
type: "Bill"
title: "Omnibus water bill-planning and administration."
description: "2023/Summaries/SF0096.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SF 96"
citation: "Wyoming SF 96 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-01-11T17:35:27+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-17T18:32:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0114fd5c-7334-41e9-876f-9a84f54ce4c6"
source_url: "https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2023/SF0096"
source_hash: "96effabd284719ea46de5dd5eb1ae16e060af718d6f0bfc5ca7ec61bc5895caf"
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 96 (2023) — Omnibus water bill-planning and administration.

2023/Summaries/SF0096.pdf

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Introduced/SF0096.pdf)
2. **Amendment SF0096H2001 (2nd reading) - Representative Nicholas (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096H2001.pdf)
3. **Amendment SF0096H3001 (3rd reading) - Representative Eklund (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096H3001.pdf)
4. **Amendment SF0096HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Appropriations Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096HS001.pdf)
5. **Amendment SF0096JC001 (Conference Committee)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096JC001.pdf)
6. **Amendment SF0096SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096SS001.pdf)
7. **Amendment SF0096SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Steinmetz (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Amends/SF0096SW001.pdf)
8. **Chaptered Law with Final Veto Actions** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Veto/SF0096.pdf)
9. **Governor's Veto Message** (committee substitute) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Veto/SF0096_LineItemVeto.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://wyoleg.gov/2023/Enroll/SF0096.pdf)

## Votes

- H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-2-0-0-0 — **60–2** (pass) · lower
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- S Concur:Failed 0-30-1-0-0 — **0–30** (fail) · upper
- SF0096JC001: H Adopted SF0096JC001: 52-2-8-0-0 — **52–2** (pass) · lower
- S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- SF0096JC001: S Adopted SF0096JC001: 27-1-3-0-0 — **27–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Water — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-17T18:32:49+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 186 `became-law`
- **2023-03-17T18:32:39+00:00** Governor Signed SEA No. 0097 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-17T18:30:00+00:00** Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0097 `executive-veto`
- **2023-03-03T20:11:59+00:00** H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0097
- **2023-03-03T18:33:52+00:00** S President Signed SEA No. 0097
- **2023-03-03T18:23:13+00:00** Assigned Number SEA No. 0097
- **2023-03-01T01:47:22+00:00** H Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2023-02-28T17:27:33+00:00** S Appointed JCC01 Members
- **2023-02-28T17:17:47+00:00** S Concur:Failed 0-30-1-0-0
- **2023-02-27T23:21:41+00:00** S Received for Concurrence
- **2023-02-27T17:54:57+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-2-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T18:02:05+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- **2023-02-23T21:05:23+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T22:31:19+00:00** H COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-21T17:55:54+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2023-02-21T17:55:46+00:00** H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-06T18:21:29+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T22:55:18+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25T18:04:22+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T18:31:43+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T19:18:16+00:00** S COW:Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-19T23:07:44+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2023-01-19T23:07:34+00:00** S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-18T21:17:05+00:00** :Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:16:41+00:00** S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-11T21:43:27+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T19:52:28+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-11T17:35:27+00:00** Bill Number Assigned `reading-1`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0114fd5c-7334-41e9-876f-9a84f54ce4c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).