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SF0072

Utility Donations

Last scannedOct 22, 2026, 2:19 AM

In one sentence

A bill that stops utilities from adding the costs of their voluntary donations to customer bills.

What it does

  • Requires the Public Service Commission to not allow utilities to include donation-related costs in rates.

Who it affects

  • Public utilities that make voluntary donations
  • Customers of public utilities

Limits and unknowns

  • This bill is marked as inactive and will not move forward in the current session.
  • It does not specify what happens to costs already included in customer bills before the effective date.

Plain language

Terms to know

Voluntary Donations
Gifts or contributions made by a utility without being required to do so.
Public Service Commission
The agency that sets rates for public utilities in Wyoming.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 6:43 AM

Cale Case

R · S25

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to prevent utility companies from shifting ongoing costs of charitable installations onto other ratepayers after receiving credit for upfront donations.

Public statementFloor statement at 53:10 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 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-12024-02-27 · Senate28 yes 2 no
Yes
28
No
2
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
1

Yes 28

Affie EllisS08Anthony BouchardS06Bill LandenR · S27Bob IdeR · S29Bo BitemanR · S21Brian BonerR · S02Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Cheri SteinmetzR · S03Chris RothfussD · S09Dan DockstaderR · S16Dan FurphyS10Dan LaursenR · S19David A KinskeyS22Ed CooperR · S20Eric BarlowR · S23Fred A BaldwinS14Jim AndersonR · S28Larry HicksR · S11Lynn HutchingsR · S05Mike GierauD · S17Ogden DriskillR · S01Stacy JonesR · S13Stephan PappasR · S07Tara NethercottR · S04Tim FrenchR · S18Troy McKeownR · S24Wendy SchulerR · S15

No 2

John KolbR · S12Tim SalazarR · S26

Conflict 1

Evie BrennanR · S31
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-02024-02-21 · Senate4 yes 0 no
Yes
4
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 4

Brian BonerR · S02Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Eric BarlowR · S23

Excused 1

Bill LandenR · S27
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 29-1-1-0-02024-02-13 · Senate29 yes 1 no
Yes
29
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Affie EllisS08Anthony BouchardS06Bill LandenR · S27Bob IdeR · S29Brian BonerR · S02Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Cheri SteinmetzR · S03Chris RothfussD · S09Dan DockstaderR · S16Dan FurphyS10Dan LaursenR · S19David A KinskeyS22Ed CooperR · S20Eric BarlowR · S23Evie BrennanR · S31Fred A BaldwinS14John KolbR · S12Larry HicksR · S11Lynn HutchingsR · S05Mike GierauD · S17Ogden DriskillR · S01Stacy JonesR · S13Stephan PappasR · S07Tara NethercottR · S04Tim FrenchR · S18Tim SalazarR · S26Troy McKeownR · S24Wendy SchulerR · S15

No 1

Jim AndersonR · S28

Excused 1

Bo BitemanR · S21

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 H06 - TravelHouse
  4. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  5. S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-1Senate
  6. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  7. S COW:PassedSenate
  8. S Placed on General FileSenate
  9. S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0Senate
  10. S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 29-1-1-0-0Senate
  11. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  12. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

1 stored

SF0072S2001

The amendment changes the bill to require that public utilities cannot include in customer rates any costs resulting from voluntary donations, and also adds a provision to prevent such costs being passed onto other customers.