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HB0117

Wyoming HB0117: Consumer Tax Relief

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In one sentence

This bill proposes to exempt sales and purchases of food and home energy from state sales and use taxes for two years while providing state funds to local governments to replace lost revenue.

What it does

  • Exempts sales of food for domestic home consumption from state sales tax.
  • Exempts purchases of food for domestic home consumption from state use tax.
  • Exempts sales of gas, electricity, or heat for domestic consumption from sales tax between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2008.
  • Exempts purchases of gas, electricity, or heat for domestic consumption from use tax between July 1, 2006, and June 30, 2008.
  • Appropriates $67,100,000 from the state general fund to local governments to offset revenue losses from these exemptions.
  • Modifies the distribution of sales and use tax revenues to the state general fund and local governments.

Who it affects

  • Consumers buying food or home energy in Wyoming.
  • Local governments including counties, cities, and towns.
  • The Wyoming State Treasurer and state general fund.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass in the 2006 session.
  • The specific definition of 'food' depends on rules and regulations set by the state department, which are not included in this text.
  • The bill text contains multiple conflicting percentage figures for tax distributions, indicating it is a working draft with unresolved edits.

Plain language

Terms to know

Sales tax
A tax charged when a buyer purchases goods or services from a seller.
Use tax
A tax charged when a buyer uses goods or services that were not taxed at the time of sale.
Domestic home consumption
Using goods or services in a private home for personal use.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 7:05 PM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker states that constituents in their district have primarily spoken in favor of the proposal, which is why they will support the motion to bring it before the full House.

Public statementFloor statement at 26:02 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the motion because they believe opening it up allows a vocal minority to dictate how legislative business is conducted.

Public statementFloor statement at 27:11 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the motion by comparing it to reviewing a close call in football, suggesting this bill is an unusual situation that warrants such a review.

Public statementFloor statement at 28:00 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the motion because they believe extreme measures are needed to highlight a problem regarding tax relief on fuel, heating fuel, and food that people want.

Public statementFloor statement at 28:42 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the motion because there is significant interest in the bill across the state, and they believe constituents would be best served by a full public debate on the floor.

Public statementFloor statement at 29:26 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b) 4-5-0-0-02006-03-11 · House4 yes 5 no
Yes
4
No
5
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 4

John HastertH39Mary GilmoreH59Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom WalshH56

No 5

Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Gerald GayH36Kurt BucholzH47Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10
H Failed Recall from Comm; No Report Prior to CoW Cutoff 25-33-2-0-02006-02-23 · House25 yes 33 no
Yes
25
No
33
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 25

Ann RobinsonH58Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04EsquibelGeorge BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32John HastertH39Kevin A WhiteH45Layton D MorganH12Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Ross DiercksH02Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom WalshH56W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

No 33

Alan C JonesH25Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Burke JacksonH52Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Deborah AldenH03Douglas OsbornH40Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36James C HagemanH05Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Randall B LuthiH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Tom Lubnau IIH31Wayne ReeseH11

Excused 2

Becket HinckleyH41Thomas A LockhartH57
H Introduced and Referred to H03 49-9-2-0-02006-02-16 · House49 yes 9 no
Yes
49
No
9
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 49

Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53EsquibelFrank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DK.Zwonitzer, DL.

No 9

Alan C JonesH25Bruce BarnardH49Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Gerald GayH36Pat ChildersH50Randall B LuthiH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Roy CoheeH35

Excused 2

Burke JacksonH52Kurt BucholzH47

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(b)House
  2. H Failed Recall from Comm; No Report Prior to CoW CutoffHouse
  3. H Introduced and Referred to H03House
  4. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  5. Bill Number AssignedLSO