The amendment changes the distribution of federal mineral royalties received by the state, increasing one portion from half to seventy-five percent and decreasing another portion from half to twenty-five percent.
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HB0294
Changes to How Wyoming Uses Federal Mineral Royalties
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In one sentence
The bill modifies how Wyoming distributes federal mineral royalties exceeding certain thresholds and updates the distribution rules for future fiscal years.
What it does
- Modifies the distribution of federal mineral royalties received by Wyoming when it exceeds $200 million in a year.
- Establishes new distribution rules starting from fiscal year 2026 based on revenue forecasts issued by the consensus revenue estimating group.
- Repeals obsolete provisions related to previous distribution methods.
Who it affects
- The state of Wyoming, particularly its budget and school funding.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not specify how much extra money will be available each year.
- It is unclear what the long-term impact of these changes will be on state finances and education funding.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Federal mineral royalties
- Money paid to a state by the federal government for using land owned by the federal government, like oil and gas drilling on public lands.
- Consensus revenue estimating group
- A group that provides revenue forecasts used in budget planning.
Official record
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Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-02025-02-11 · House56 yes 5 no
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 5
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 56
Abby AngelosR · H03Andrew ByronR · H22Ann LucasR · H43Art WashutR · H36Bill AllemandR · H58Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Clarence StyvarR · H12Cody WylieR · H39Dalton BanksR · H26Daniel SinghR · H61Darin McCannR · H48Gary BrownR · H41Ivan PoseyD · H33Jacob WasserburgerR · H11Jayme LienR · H38JD WilliamsR · H02Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Joel GuggenmosR · H55Joe WebbR · H19John BearR · H31John C EklundH10John WinterR · H28J.T. LarsonR · H17Julie JarvisR · H57Ken CloustonR · H32Ken PendergraftR · H29Kevin CampbellR · H62Landon BrownR · H09Laurie BrattenR · H51Lee FilerR · H44Lloyd LarsenR · H54Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Marlene BradyR · H60Martha LawleyR · H27McKay EricksonR · H21Mike SchmidR · H20Mike YinD · H16Nina WebberR · H24Ocean AndrewR · H46Pam ThayerR · H15Paul HoeftR · H25Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Robert WharffR · H49Rob GeringerR · H42Scott HeinerR · H18Scott SmithR · H05Steve HarshmanR · H37Steve JohnsonR · H08Tomi StrockR · H06Tom KellyR · H30Tony LockeR · H35
No 5
Excused 1
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-02025-02-04 · House5 yes 1 no
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 1
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Official activity
Bill history
- S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Senate
- S No report prior to CoW CutoffSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S02 - AppropriationsSenate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-5-1-0-0House
- H 3rd Reading:Laid BackHouse
- H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
- H COW:PassedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0House
- H Introduced and Referred to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO
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