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SF0089

Local Government Funding Distributions

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In one sentence

This law appropriates $105 million from the state's legislative stabilization reserve account to be distributed to Wyoming cities, towns, and counties based on specific formulas involving population, assessed value, and tax data.

What it does

  • Appropriates $105 million from the legislative stabilization reserve account.
  • Allocates two-thirds of 89% of the total amount for direct distribution to cities and towns.
  • Allocates one-third of 89% of the total amount for direct distribution to counties.
  • Allocates 5.5% of the total amount for additional direct distributions to cities and towns.
  • Allocates 5.5% of the total amount for additional direct distributions to counties.
  • Requires the Office of State Lands and Investments to calculate shares using population, assessed valuation, and per capita sales and use tax collection.
  • Schedules payments for August 15, 2018, January 15, 2019, August 15, 2019, and January 15, 2020.

Who it affects

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

Limits and unknowns

  • The provided official text is truncated and does not show the full calculation method for county supplemental funding.
  • The bill summary notes it is not an official publication and should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Plain language

Terms to know

Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account
A state fund created by law (W.S. 9-4-219(a)) from which this bill appropriates $105 million.
Assessed Valuation
The value of property within a municipality or county, used in formulas to calculate funding shares.
Per Capita
A calculation based on the number of people in an area, used here to compare sales and use tax revenues and assessed values.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

Bill Summary Bill No.: SF0089 Effective : 7/1/2018 LSO No.: 18LSO-0213 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0035 Chapter No.: 70 Prime Sponsor: Joint Appropriations 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. Funds appropriated in this act 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 on August 15, 2018 and January 15, 2019 for fiscal year 2019 and August 15, 2019 and January 15, 2020 for fiscal year 2020, 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 Sep 26, 5:31 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker stated that the bill involves a significant amount of money and is a simple matter, implying support based on the financial aspect.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:12:23 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-3-1-0-02018-03-07 · House56 yes 3 no
Amendment failed 19-40-1-0-02018-03-07 · House19 yes 40 no
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-02018-03-01 · House7 yes 0 no
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-02018-02-19 · Senate30 yes 0 no
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02018-02-14 · Senate5 yes 0 no
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 29-0-1-0-02018-02-13 · Senate29 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Governor Signed SEA No. 0035Governor
  2. Assigned Chapter Number 70LSO
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0035House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0035Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA No. 0035LSO
  6. H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-3-1-0-0House
  7. H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
  8. H COW:PassedHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0House
  11. H Introduced and Referred to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
  12. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  13. S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0Senate
  14. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  15. S COW:PassedSenate
  16. S Placed on General FileSenate
  17. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Senate
  18. S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 29-0-1-0-0Senate
  19. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  20. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

SF0089H3001

Failed 3rd reading by Gray

SF0089H3002

Failed 3rd reading by Zwonitzer