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SF0076

Criteria for State Loan and Investment Board Grants

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In one sentence

This bill proposed specific property tax requirements that counties, cities, and special districts must meet to receive grants from the State Loan and Investment Board.

What it does

Requires counties to impose at least 83.33% of available property tax mills to qualify for a grant, unless they are imposing specific optional sales or use taxes.
Requires municipalities to impose at least 75% of available property tax mills to qualify for a grant.
Requires special districts to impose at least 80% of any authorized mill levy to qualify for a grant.
Allows the State Loan and Investment Board to waive these tax requirements for good cause, such as having other funding sources.
Sets a minimum floor that municipalities must impose at least 25% of available mills to receive a grant, even if other requirements are waived.

Who it affects

Counties in Wyoming
Incorporated cities and towns
Special districts and other lawful entities
The State Loan and Investment Board

Limits and unknowns

The bill did not pass and did not become law.
The bill text shows two different sets of numbers for tax requirements, indicating a proposed change from higher to lower thresholds.
The bill does not specify what constitutes 'good cause' for waiving tax requirements beyond mentioning other funding sources.

Plain language

Terms to know

Mills: A unit of property tax measurement where one mill equals one-tenth of one percent of the property value.
State Loan and Investment Board: A state agency that manages funds for loans and grants to local governments.
Mill Levy: The amount of property tax a local government is allowed to collect.

Official record

Sources

Source checked

Official bill page Introduced text Official digest Current bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 6:21 AM

Dan Dockstader

R · S16

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker explains that a municipality requested this change to lower tax rates while still qualifying for state loans or grants, noting that senior citizens in rural towns are currently bearing the full tax burden.

Public statementFloor statement at 36:28 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

3 roll calls

S Failed 3rd Reading 14-16-0-0-02010-02-18 · Senate14 yes 16 no

Yes: 14
No: 16
Absent: 0
Excused: 0
Conflict: 0

S09 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02010-02-15 · Senate5 yes 0 no

Yes: 5
No: 0
Absent: 0
Excused: 0
Conflict: 0

Yes 5

Eli D BeboutS26 Grant C LarsonS17 Marty A MartinS12 Rick D HunnicuttS05 Stan CooperS14

S Introduced and Referred to S09 28-2-0-0-02010-02-11 · Senate28 yes 2 no

Yes: 28
No: 2
Absent: 0
Excused: 0
Conflict: 0

Official activity

Bill history

2010-02-18S Failed 3rd ReadingSenate
2010-02-17S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
2010-02-16S Passed CoWSenate
2010-02-16S Amendments AdoptedSenate
2010-02-16Amendment AdoptedSenate
2010-02-15S Placed on General FileSenate
2010-02-15S09 Recommended Amend and Do PassSenate
2010-02-11S Introduced and Referred to S09Senate
2010-02-10S Received for IntroductionSenate
2010-02-10Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0076SS001

Adopted Standing Committee by LARSON