H.B. No. 0057

Ownership of pore space-dominance of mineral estate.

Sponsored By:        Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

AN ACT relating to property; declaring the mineral estate dominant over pore space; and providing for an effective date.

12/23/2008  Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/13/2009   H Received for Introduction

1/15/2009   H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Cannady, Gingery, Mercer, Patton, Peasley, Quarberg and Throne

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/15/2009   H Placed on General File

1/16/2009   H Passed CoW

1/19/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

1/20/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Gilmore, Hales and Steward

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen and Philp

Ayes 54 Nays 4 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/20/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/26/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/2/2009    S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/2/2009    S Placed on General File

2/12/2009   S Passed CoW

HB0057S2001/FAILED

Page 2–line 4           After "surface." insert "This section shall not be construed as conveying to the owner of the mineral estate any right to prevent or constrain use of the pore space Absent demonstrated damage to the mineral estate by the use of the pore space.".  SCOTT, HINES

2/13/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/17/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Jennings, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Geis, Hines, Hunnicutt, Johnson, Meier, Schiffer and Scott

Excused:  Senator(s) Bebout

Ayes 17 Nays 12 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/17/2009   Assigned Number HEA No. 0008

2/20/2009   H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0008

2/23/2009   S President Signed HEA No. 0008

2/26/2009   Governor Signed HEA No. 0008

2/27/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0049  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.