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HB0082

Wyoming Interstate Study and Safe Highways Investment Act

Last scannedAug 25, 2026, 2:25 AM

In one sentence

This act creates a task force to study traffic conditions on Wyoming's interstate highways, authorizes loans for highway construction from state funds, and directs federal safety funds towards approved highway projects.

What it does

Creates the Interstate Highways Traffic Study Task Force to examine traffic issues on Wyoming’s interstates, focusing specifically on I-80.
Allows up to $250 million in loans from the Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund for highway construction.
Requires repayment of these loans through transfers from the Strategic Investments and Projects Account starting June 30, 2027.
Directs federal highway safety funds towards approved highway projects by the Transportation Commission.

Who it affects

The Department of Transportation
Local governments in Wyoming

Limits and unknowns

The bill did not pass in the session.
Details of how federal safety funds will be directed are not specified.
Specific impacts on local economies and traffic conditions are uncertain.

Plain language

Terms to know

Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund: A fund that holds mineral revenues and is used for specific public purposes.
Strategic Investments and Projects Account: An account from which funds can be transferred to repay loans made for highway construction.

Official record

Sources

Validated

Official bill page Introduced text Official digest Current bill text Stored full record

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 5, 1:19 AM

Steve Harshman

R · H37

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to invest $250 million from the permanent mineral trust fund into Wyoming highways without raising taxes, aiming to match federal grants and fix the state's deadliest roads.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:18:27 Watch the statement

Landon Brown

R · H09

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because he believes federal funds are unreliable due to national debt, arguing that the state should find ways to clearly fund government without relying on them.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:19:48 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 29-31-2-0-02026-02-11 · House29 yes 31 no

Yes: 29
No: 31
Absent: 0
Excused: 2
Conflict: 0

Excused 2

Mike YinD · H16 Tom KellyR · H30

Official activity

Bill history

2026-02-11H Failed Introduction 29-31-2-0-0House
2026-02-05H Received for IntroductionHouse
2026-02-02Bill Number AssignedLSO