# Wyoming SF 96: AN ACT relating to tobacco; clarifying that wholesalers are prohibited from making sales or delivery of nicotine products to minors; clarifying the imposition of the tobacco tax on sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; establishing a maximum tax amount for cigars; providing for the imposition of tobacco taxes on remote retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; requiring remote retail sellers to obtain a license; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Wyoming SF 96, AN ACT relating to tobacco; clarifying that wholesalers are prohibited from making sales or delivery of nicotine products to minors; clarifying the imposition of the tobacco tax on sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; establishing a maximum tax amount for cigars; providing for the imposition of tobacco taxes on remote retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; requiring remote retail sellers to obtain a license; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date., is a 2026 Budget Session Senate bill sponsored by Stephan Pappas (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-23 (S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wyoming SF 96
- State: Wyoming
- Session: 2026 Budget Session
- Title: AN ACT relating to tobacco; clarifying that wholesalers are prohibited from making sales or delivery of nicotine products to minors; clarifying the imposition of the tobacco tax on sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; establishing a maximum tax amount for cigars; providing for the imposition of tobacco taxes on remote retail sales of cigars and pipe tobacco; requiring remote retail sellers to obtain a license; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-09
- Last action: 2026-02-23, S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0
- Sponsor: Stephan Pappas (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (39 yes, 28 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Stephan Pappas (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Bear (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0 | fail | 13 | 18 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | Senate | S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 22-9-0-0-0 | pass | 22 | 9 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-23: S 3rd Reading:Failed 13-18-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: S 2nd Reading:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: S COW:Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: S Placed on General File (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 22-9-0-0-0 (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: S Received for Introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-09: Bill Number Assigned

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0096.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://wyoleg.gov/2026/Introduced/SF0096.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 178: AN ACT relating to labor and employment; prohibiting public employers and speci…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-HB178-2026)
- [SF 101: AN ACT relating to the protection of constitutional rights; amending the Second…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF101-2026)
- [SF 81: AN ACT relating to K-12 public school finance; implementing the 2025 cost of ed…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF81-2026)
- [SF 1: AN ACT to make appropriations for the fiscal biennium commencing July 1, 2026 a…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF1-2026)
- [SF 66: AN ACT relating to game and fish; authorizing persons with life threatening ill…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF66-2026)
- [SF 61: AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing a sales tax and use tax exem…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF61-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WY-SF96-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).