All Roll Calls
Yes: 290 • No: 82
WyomingHB 1072026 Budget SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to local government funding; continuously distributing a portion of the state sales and use taxes collected and accrued each fiscal year for cities, towns and counties; creating a statutory funding formula; providing legislative intent; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored By: null Appropriations
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
8% sales tax sent to locals
Beginning July 1, 2026, the state transfers 8% of last year’s state sales and use taxes to the Office of State Lands and Investments. The pool is split: 89% main share (two‑thirds to cities and towns, one‑third to counties), plus 5.5% for cities and towns and 5.5% for counties. A small set‑aside in the city share helps revenue‑challenged towns. The Office uses the Department of Revenue’s prior‑year collections to compute each year’s amounts.
City and town funding formula
Each city or town gets a base payment: $15,000 for places with 35 people or fewer, and $35,000 for larger places. The rest is split by a formula that favors lower per‑person sales tax and lower per‑person property value, with a 75%/25% weight. A separate set‑aside lifts below‑quartile cities and towns toward the 25th percentile per person. Population comes from the most recent federal census. Cities and towns get two equal payments each year, on October 15 and March 15, based on last fiscal year’s revenues.
County funding and equalization formula
Counties are paid in two equal installments each year, on October 15 and March 15, using last fiscal year’s revenues. Counties with less than $300,000 per mill get a minimum equalization payment equal to three times the gap. The remaining money is split by a formula that favors lower per‑person sales tax and lower per‑person property value. The formula also uses a cost‑of‑government index: 628 × county population + $9,900,000.
Limits on spending these funds
Cities, towns, and counties cannot use these dollars for pay raises, new hires, or higher employee benefits. They also cannot pay appointed board members unless another law already requires it.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
null Appropriations
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/27/2026
H Concur:Passed 55-0-5-2-0
Yes: 55 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/26/2026
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/25/2026
Amendment failed 9-22-0-0-0
Yes: 9 • No: 22
Senate vote • 2/23/2026
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
Yes: 5 • No: 0
House vote • 2/16/2026
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
Yes: 61 • No: 0
House vote • 2/16/2026
Amendment failed 25-36-1-0-0
Yes: 25 • No: 36
House vote • 2/12/2026
Amendment adopted 38-22-2-0-0
Yes: 38 • No: 22
House vote • 2/10/2026
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
Yes: 7 • No: 0
House vote • 2/9/2026
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 60-2-0-0-0
Yes: 60 • No: 2
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed HEA No. 0011
3/5/2026GovernorAssigned Chapter Number 40
3/5/2026H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0011
3/2/2026HouseS President Signed HEA No. 0011
3/2/2026SenateH Concur:Passed 55-0-5-2-0
2/27/2026HouseAssigned Number HEA No. 0011
2/27/2026S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
2/26/2026SenateH Received for Concurrence
2/26/2026HouseS 2nd Reading:Passed
2/25/2026SenateS COW:Passed
2/24/2026SenateS02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2/23/2026SenateS Placed on General File
2/23/2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2/17/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
2/16/2026HouseS Received for Introduction
2/16/2026SenateH 3rd Reading:Laid Back
2/13/2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
2/12/2026HouseH COW:Passed
2/11/2026HouseH02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2/10/2026HouseH Placed on General File
2/10/2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 60-2-0-0-0
2/9/2026HouseH Received for Introduction
2/6/2026HouseBill Number Assigned
2/5/2026
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