Wyoming2025Inactive
HB0262
Limiting County Reserves
Last scannedOct 23, 2026, 2:19 AM
In one sentence
This act sets limits on how much money counties in Wyoming can keep in reserve and requires them to report their reserves annually.
What it does
- Establishes a limit on the amount of reserves that counties may maintain, based on their average spending over the past five fiscal years excluding specific purpose taxes.
- Requires counties to calculate and estimate excess funds annually and report these amounts to the state's Department of Revenue.
- Requires counties with excess funds to refund those funds to residents who have lived in the county for at least one year.
Who it affects
- Counties in Wyoming
- Residents of Wyoming counties
Limits and unknowns
- This bill is inactive and was not passed during the current session.
- The act does not specify what happens if counties do not comply with refunding requirements beyond withholding payments from the state treasurer.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Annual spending amount
- The average total expenditures for a county over the past five fiscal years, excluding amounts collected through any specific purpose tax that is approved by the voters of the county.
- Excess funds
- Funds held by a county in excess of its annual spending amount.
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Official activity
Bill history
- H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4House
- H No report prior to CoW CutoffHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H07 - CorporationsHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO