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Wyoming HB 2 / 2026 — Fast Track Permits Act (Residential Permit Shot-Clock) (WY)

Tracked preemption from the Wyoming overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
2026-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:WY
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Primary-source summary
**ADUs**: No statewide ADU-by-right statute. No pending bill identified in the 2025 General Session or 2026 Budget Session that would require municipalities to permit ADUs. (Compare to MT's SB 528 / 2023 and UT's SB 174 / 2021 which did impose such mandates.) **Density / multi-family minimums**: No analog to MT's SB 323, OR's HB 2001, CA's SB 9. No bill on file. **Inclusionary zoning**: Neither enabling nor prohibitive state legislation. Local authority rests on the general zoning enabling act; Teton County's workforce-housing mitigation is the lone substantive program. **Design and aesthetic…

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • project.use_type ∈ {single_family_detached, two_family, townhome}
  • project.gross_floor_area_sf ≤ 3000

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
permit_completeness_review_dayscap_at10Local jurisdictions must determine completeness within 10 business days of submission
permit_decision_dayscap_at3030 calendar days from complete application to issue or deny; failure to act results in deemed approval
review_typeoverridedeemed_approved_on_inaction

Citation

Authority source
Wyoming HB 2 (2026 Budget Session) — 'Fast Track Permits Act'
§ HB 2 / 2026 (pending codification)
https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0002

Research notes

Procedural shot-clock signed by Gov. Mark Gordon March 2026, effective 2026-07-01. Scope: detached single-family, two-family, and townhome permits ≤3,000 sf. Procedural only — does not preempt substantive zoning (use, density, setbacks, design). Constrains how long a jurisdiction may take to decide, not what it may decide. Until 2026-07-01 treat the rule as pending; existing local review timelines remain operative. Each WY city/county should be checked for adoption of compliant procedures and explicit 'deemed approved' mechanic vs. reliance on the statutory default.