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Wyoming Constitution Amendment on Residential Property Taxes

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In one sentence

This bill proposed changing the Wyoming Constitution to create a separate tax class for homes and allow the state legislature to set limits on how much property tax can be collected from them.

What it does

  • Proposes to amend Article 15, Section 11 of the Wyoming Constitution.
  • Creates a new class of property specifically for real and personal residential property.
  • Allows the legislature to determine the maximum amount of ad valorem tax that can be collected from residential property.
  • Grants the legislature the power to restrict increases in the rate of taxation or assessment for residential property.
  • Requires the amendment to be approved by a majority of voters in a general election to become part of the Constitution.

Who it affects

  • Owners of residential property in Wyoming.
  • The Wyoming State Legislature.
  • Voters in Wyoming who would vote on the constitutional amendment.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was indefinitely postponed in 2008, so it did not become law.
  • The specific maximum tax amounts or restriction details were not defined in the text; the bill only gave the legislature the ability to set them.

Plain language

Terms to know

Ad valorem tax
A tax based on the value of the property.
Assessment
The official valuation of property used to calculate taxes.
Uniformity of assessment
The rule that similar types of property must be valued in the same way for tax purposes.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 11:06 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the resolution because it disrupts the current balance of the state's tax system and shifts the burden onto agriculture and commercial sectors.

Public statementFloor statement at 4:03:03 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the resolution as a necessary step to address property tax issues by allowing future legislatures the opportunity to make equitable adjustments.

Public statementFloor statement at 4:07:11 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill on dyed fuel enforcement because the ability to check for non-compliance will significantly impact the use of bad fuel.

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

4 roll calls

H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed 11-43-6-0-02008-02-22 · House11 yes 43 no
Yes
11
No
43
Absent
0
Excused
6
Conflict
0

Yes 11

Dan DockstaderR · S16David R MillerH55Edward BuchananH04Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Tom Lubnau IIH31

No 43

Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jim SlaterH46Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47Zwonitzer

Excused 6

Colin SimpsonH24Elaine HarveyH26Esquibel, F.Jerry IekelH29Timothy P HallinanH32W. Patrick P GogglesH33
H02 Recommended Do Pass 5-1-1-0-02008-02-19 · House5 yes 1 no
Yes
5
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 5

Alan C JonesH25Frank PhilpH34Jane WarrenH13Owen PetersenH19Steve HarshmanR · H37

No 1

Pete JorgensenH16

Excused 1

Rosie M BergerH51
H03 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02008-02-15 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

David R MillerH55Ken A EsquibelH41Mark SemlekH01Mary GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31Zwonitzer
H Introduced and Referred to H03 51-9-0-0-02008-02-12 · House51 yes 9 no
Yes
51
No
9
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 51

Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Stanley L BlakeH39Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Timothy P HallinanH32Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 9

Debbie HammonsH27Esquibel, F.Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mary GilmoreH59Mary W HalesH36Pete JorgensenH16Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed CoW; Indef PostponedHouse
  2. Amendment AdoptedHouse
  3. H Amendments AdoptedHouse
  4. H Placed on General FileHouse
  5. H02 Recommended Do PassHouse
  6. H Rereferred to H02House
  7. H Placed on General FileHouse
  8. H03 Recommended Do PassHouse
  9. H Introduced and Referred to H03House
  10. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  11. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

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Adopted Committee of the Whole by OLSEN