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SF0025

Permanent Mineral Trust Fund Deposits

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In one sentence

This law requires the state to deposit two-thirds of specific severance taxes into the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund before making other distributions.

What it does

  • Requires the state to deposit two-thirds of the severance tax collected on surface coal, underground coal, and oil and gas into the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund.
  • Specifies that this deposit must happen before the state makes distributions from the severance tax distribution account to other funds.
  • States that this deposit is in addition to the 1.5% severance tax required by the Wyoming Constitution.
  • Makes changes to other state laws to match these new deposit rules.
  • Sets the effective date of the law as July 1, 2005.

Who it affects

  • The state of Wyoming, specifically regarding how it handles severance tax revenue.
  • The permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund, which receives the new deposits.
  • State and local funds that receive distributions from the severance tax distribution account.

Limits and unknowns

  • The source material does not specify the total dollar amount of the taxes collected, only the percentage required for deposit.
  • The source material does not explain how the funds in the trust fund are spent after they are deposited.

Plain language

Terms to know

Severance tax
A tax collected by the state on the extraction of natural resources like coal and oil.
Permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund
A state fund that holds money from mineral taxes.
Conforming amendments
Changes made to other laws so they match the new rules in this bill.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

2005 General Session Summary for SF0025 Bill No.: SF0025 Drafter: MRW LSO No.: 05LSO-0242 Effective Date: 7/1/2005 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0058 Chapter No.: 80 Prime Sponsor: Senator Schiffer Catch Title: Permanent mineral trust fund deposits. Subject: Modifying the permanent mineral trust fund deposits. Summary/Major Elements: Provides for 2/3 of the amount of severance tax collected under 39-14-104(a)(i) (1.5%) (surface coal), 39-14-104(b)(i) (1.5%) (underground coal) and 39-14-204(a)(i) (1.5%) (oil and gas) to be deposited to the permanent mineral trust fund. This amount is in addition to the constitutionally required 1.5% severance tax required under Article 15, Section 19 of the Wyoming Constitution. Makes conforming statute changes.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

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Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

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Voted No

Why they voted this way

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H Reconsidered 39-19-0-0-2; Passed 3rd Reading 39-19-2-0-02005-02-22 · House39 yes 19 no
Yes
39
No
19
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 39

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Bryan K PedersenH07Burke JacksonH52Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Keith M GingeryH23Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 19

Ann RobinsonH58Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Debbie HammonsH27Doug SamuelsonH07EsquibelFrank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Jane WarrenH13John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Kermit C BrownH14Layton D MorganH12Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Peter S IllowayH42Ross DiercksH02Stephen D WattH17Wayne ReeseH11

Excused 2

Colin SimpsonH24Pete JorgensenH16
H Reconsidered 35-23-2-0-02005-02-22 · House35 yes 23 no
Yes
35
No
23
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 35

Alan C JonesH25Burke JacksonH52Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Keith M GingeryH23Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom WalshH56

No 23

Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Bryan K PedersenH07Debbie HammonsH27EsquibelFrank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Jane WarrenH13Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Kermit C BrownH14Layton D MorganH12Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Peter S IllowayH42Ross DiercksH02Stephen D WattH17Tom Lubnau IIH31Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 2

Colin SimpsonH24Pete JorgensenH16
H Failed 3rd Reading 30-28-2-0-02005-02-22 · House30 yes 28 no
Yes
30
No
28
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 30

Alan C JonesH25Becket HinckleyH41Burke JacksonH52David R MillerH55Deborah AldenH03Douglas OsbornH40Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Monte OlsenH22Pat ChildersH50Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31W. Patrick P GogglesH33

No 28

Ann RobinsonH58Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Bryan K PedersenH07Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Doug SamuelsonH07EsquibelFrank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Jane WarrenH13John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Layton D MorganH12Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Owen PetersenH19Peter S IllowayH42Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11

Excused 2

Colin SimpsonH24Pete JorgensenH16
H02 Recommended Do Pass 6-1-1-0-02005-02-16 · House6 yes 1 no
Yes
6
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 6

Alan C JonesH25Colin SimpsonH24Frank PhilpH34Larry MeuliH08Owen PetersenH19Rosie M BergerH51

No 1

Jane WarrenH13

Excused 1

Pete JorgensenH16
S Passed 3rd Reading 20-10-0-0-02005-01-28 · Senate20 yes 10 no
Yes
20
No
10
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 20

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24NorthrupPatricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14

No 10

Bill Mr. VaseyS11E. Jayne MocklerS08Grant C LarsonS17Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Mike MassieS09Rae L JobS12Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S02 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02005-01-21 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Cale CaseR · S25Jim AndersonS02John J HinesS23Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number - 80LSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA0058Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0058House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0058Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA0058LSO
  6. H Reconsidered 39-19-0-0-2; Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  7. H ReconsideredHouse
  8. H Failed 3rd ReadingHouse
  9. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  10. Amendment FailedHouse
  11. H Passed CoWHouse
  12. H Placed on General FileHouse
  13. H02 Recommended Do PassHouse
  14. H Introduced and Referred to H02House
  15. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  16. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  17. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  18. S Passed CoWSenate
  19. S Placed on General FileSenate
  20. S02 Recommended Do PassSenate

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0025H2001

Failed 2nd reading by BROWN