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HB0157

Wyoming Awards Card Program

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In one sentence

This bill proposed creating a discount card program to encourage tourism in Wyoming and setting up a fund to pay for it, but it did not pass.

What it does

  • Creates the Wyoming Awards Card program to encourage tourism in Wyoming.
  • Allows the Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to sell the card and partner with merchants for discounts.
  • Requires the department to work with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Department of Tourism to market the program.
  • Creates a specific account to hold money from the program.
  • Splits the money in the account: 10% for program costs, 45% for the game and fish fund, and 45% for capital construction.
  • Provides $50,000 from the general fund to start the program, with funds expiring on June 30, 2016.

Who it affects

  • The Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources.
  • Merchants who choose to join the program.
  • The Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
  • The Department of Tourism.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and died in committee in 2014.
  • The specific price of the card is not set in the bill; the department must decide it later through rules.
  • The $50,000 starting fund expires on June 30, 2016, if not used.

Plain language

Terms to know

Wyoming Awards Card
A card sold by the state that offers discounts at participating businesses.
Participating merchants
Businesses that agree to offer discounts to people who have the card.
Continuous appropriation
Money that is automatically available each year without needing a new law to approve it.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 6:18 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it creates a rewards card for tourists that generates funds to support wildlife, parks, and recreation without burdening citizens.

Public statementFloor statement at 0:33 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because a similar program in another state failed to generate significant revenue compared to consumptive use methods for funding wildlife.

Public statementFloor statement at 2:22 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Introduced and Referred to H06 46-11-3-0-02014-02-14 · House46 yes 11 no
Yes
46
No
11
Absent
0
Excused
3
Conflict
0

Yes 46

Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David H BlevinsH25David R MillerH55Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 11

Carl R LoucksH59Gerald GayH36Kendell R KroekerH35Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Nathan A WintersH28Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Thomas F ReederH58Troy R MaderH52

Excused 3

David E NorthrupH50Michael D GreearH27Tom Lubnau IIH31

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4House
  2. H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
  3. H Introduced and Referred to H06House
  4. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  5. Bill Number AssignedLSO