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HB0051

Local Government Funding Distributions

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In one sentence

This law appropriates $105 million from the legislative stabilization reserve account to be distributed to Wyoming cities, towns, and counties based on specific formulas.

What it does

  • Appropriates $105 million from the legislative stabilization reserve account.
  • Allocates two-thirds of 89% of the total amount to cities and towns and one-third of 89% to counties.
  • Allocates an additional 5.5% of the total amount to cities and towns and 5.5% to counties.
  • Requires the Office of State Lands and Investments to calculate payments using formulas based on population, assessed valuation, and per capita sales and use tax collection.
  • Schedules payments to be made on August 15 and January 15 for fiscal years 2017 and 2018.

Who it affects

  • Cities and towns in Wyoming.
  • Counties in Wyoming.
  • The Office of State Lands and Investments.

Limits and unknowns

  • The exact dollar amount each specific city, town, or county receives is not listed in the text.
  • The text does not explain how the state will handle situations if the reserve account has less money than expected.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
Money set aside by the legislature for a specific purpose.
Assessed Value
The value of property used to calculate property taxes.
Per Capita
Per person; usually calculated by dividing a total amount by the population.
Quartile
A group of data divided into four equal parts; the lowest quartile is the bottom 25%.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0051 Effective : 7/1/2016 LSO No.: 16LSO-0351 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0054 Chapter No.: 111 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Interim Committee Catch Title: Local government distributions. Subject: Appropriation for cities, towns and counties Summary/Major Elements: This act appropriates $105 million to cities , towns and counties. Cities and towns receive $68 million and counties receive $37 million. F unds appropriated in the ac t are directly distributed to local governments based on various factors, including population, assessed valuation, and per capita sales and use tax collection. The appropriated funds are distributed in distributions on August 15, 2016 and January 15, 2017 for fiscal year 2017 and August 15, 2017 and January 15, 2018 for fiscal year 2018 , respectively. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 11, 6:23 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker advises voting no because there appears to be a mathematical error in the bill that needs correction before further discussion.

Public statementFloor statement at 2:21:04 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues that supporting the bill at a higher funding level provides cities, towns, and counties with better bargaining power in future negotiations and financial flexibility for the next biennium.

Public statementFloor statement at 32:23 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

11 roll calls

S Adopted HB0051JC002: 18-11-1-0-02016-03-04 · Senate18 yes 11 no
H Adopted HB0051JC002: 43-12-5-0-02016-03-04 · House43 yes 12 no
H Concur:Failed 0-57-3-0-02016-03-01 · House0 yes 57 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-02016-03-01 · Senate22 yes 8 no
Amendment adopted 17-13-0-0-02016-03-01 · Senate17 yes 13 no
Amendment failed 12-18-0-0-02016-03-01 · Senate12 yes 18 no
Amendment failed 8-22-0-0-02016-03-01 · Senate8 yes 22 no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02016-02-24 · Senate4 yes 1 no
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-02016-02-19 · House57 yes 2 no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02016-02-15 · House7 yes 0 no
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 52-6-2-0-02016-02-11 · House52 yes 6 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA No. 0054Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0054Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0054House
  5. Assigned Number HEA No. 0054LSO
  6. S Adopted HB0051JC002: 18-11-1-0-0Senate
  7. H Adopted HB0051JC002: 43-12-5-0-0House
  8. Pursuant to JR 2-1(c):S Appointed JCC02 MembersHouse
  9. Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 MembersSenate
  10. JCC Requested 2nd Committee to be AppointedHouse
  11. S Appointed JCC01 MembersSenate
  12. H Appointed JCC01 MembersHouse
  13. H Concur:Failed 0-57-3-0-0House
  14. H Received for ConcurrenceHouse
  15. S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0Senate
  16. Amendment adopted 17-13-0-0-0Senate
  17. Amendment failed 12-18-0-0-0Senate
  18. Amendment failed 8-22-0-0-0Senate
  19. Amendment was withdrawn before voteSenate
  20. Amendment was withdrawn before voteSenate

Changes

Amendments

16 stored

HB0051H2001

Adopted 2nd reading by Sommers

HB0051H2002

Adopted 2nd reading by Madden

HB0051H3001

Failed 3rd reading by Lindholm

HB0051HW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by Madden

HB0051HW002

Failed Committee of the Whole by Madden

HB0051JC001

Filed Conference Committee

HB0051JC002

H Adopted, S Adopted Conference Committee

HB0051S3001

Withdrawn 3rd reading by Meier

HB0051S3002

Withdrawn 3rd reading by Kinskey

HB0051S3003

Withdrawn 3rd reading by Bebout

HB0051S3004

Failed 3rd reading by Wasserburger

HB0051S3005

Failed 3rd reading by Wasserburger

HB0051S3006

Corrected, Corrected, Adopted 3rd reading by Rothfuss

HB0051SS001

Divided Standing Committee by SAppropriations

HB0051SS001.01

Corrected, Adopted Standing Committee by SAppropriations

HB0051SS001.02

Corrected, Failed Standing Committee by SAppropriations