Why they voted this way
The lawmaker urges an aye vote on the bill, noting that it is somewhat controversial and should be further debated.
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Wyoming2010Inactive
HB0040
HB0040: Tax Increment Financing for Municipal Improvements
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In one sentence
This bill proposes a law allowing Wyoming cities and towns to use future tax increases to pay for public projects in specific areas of up to 40 acres.
What it does
- Creates new state laws (W.S. 15-9-301 through 15-9-309) for tax increment financing.
- Allows municipalities to use future property and excise tax increases to fund public improvements.
- Limits the size of a designated financing area to no more than 40 acres.
- Requires municipalities to hold public hearings and share economic plans before creating a financing area.
- Defines what counts as a public improvement, such as streets, water systems, and parks.
Who it affects
- Municipal governing bodies of cities and towns in Wyoming.
- County assessors and the state department of administration and information.
- Property owners and businesses within designated increment areas.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill is marked as inactive, meaning it did not pass in the 2010 session.
- The provided text is a working draft and cuts off before the full procedure for creating an area is listed.
- The bill does not specify how long the financing period lasts or how the area is removed after the project is done.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Increment area
- A specific geographic area, up to 40 acres, where taxes are used to fund public projects.
- Tax allocation base value
- The starting value of property taxes and excise taxes in the area before the project begins.
- Public improvements
- Projects like building roads, water systems, sidewalks, and parks.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 8, 6:36 AM
Why they voted this way
The lawmaker explains the bill is a common development tool used in forty-eight states that allows local governments to dedicate new tax revenues from businesses to public improvements.
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c) 4-5-0-0-02010-03-05 · House4 yes 5 no
H Introduced and Referred to H03;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro Vote 48-10-2-0-02010-02-09 · House48 yes 10 no
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 10
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 2
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 48
Allen M JaggiH18Bernadine CraftH17Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dv.Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26George BagbyH15Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lisa A SheppersonH58Lori A MillinH08Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary A ThroneH11Mary W HalesH36Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Richard L CannadyH06Robert M McKimH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33
No 10
Excused 2
Official activity
Bill history
- H Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 4-3(c)House
- H Introduced and Referred to H03;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro VoteHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO