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SF0124

Wyoming Rodeo Museum Funding Bill

Last scannedOct 18, 2026, 2:19 AM

In one sentence

This bill proposed to allocate $15 million from the state tourism reserve to fund a rodeo and cowboy museum project, subject to specific spending rules and matching funds.

What it does

  • Appropriates $15 million from the Wyoming tourism reserve and projects account to the Wyoming office of tourism.
  • Requires the office of tourism to contract with a rodeo and cowboy museum and hall of fame project to promote tourism and preserve Wyoming's cowboy heritage and western history.
  • Sets a timeline for distributing funds: $3 million by April 15, 2026; $2 million on July 1, 2026; and $10 million on July 1, 2027.
  • Requires the project to have matching funds from nonstate sources in a 1-to-1 ratio.
  • Mandates that the Wyoming tourism board certify the project will increase tourism and generate economic benefits.
  • Requires the office of tourism to report annual expenditures to the joint appropriations committee until 2036.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming office of tourism, which would manage the funds and contract.
  • The Wyoming tourism board, which would review and recommend project approvals.
  • The Governor, who would give final approval to the project contract.
  • The Attorney General, who would review the legality of the contract documents.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass the House of Representatives and did not become law.
  • The specific entity or organization that would receive the contract is not named in the text.
  • The exact location of the proposed museum is not specified in the bill text.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
A specific amount of money set aside by the legislature for a particular purpose.
Matching funds
Money that must be provided by a nonstate source to accompany state funds, often in a specific ratio.
Reversion
The return of unspent funds to the general state treasury; this bill prevents this until 2036.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 12:43 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker states the bill is no longer needed because a related budget amendment has already passed.

Public statementFloor statement at 6:59:35 Watch the statement

John Bear

R · H31

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker recommends a vote against the bill because they believe existing measures are sufficient.

Public statementFloor statement at 7:00:32 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill because it represents a classic economic development case that will bring significant financial impact, create jobs, and generate increased tax revenue for Laramie County.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:13:00 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

6 roll calls

H COW:Failed 17-34-6-5-02026-03-03 · House17 yes 34 no
Yes
17
No
34
Absent
5
Excused
6
Conflict
0

Yes 17

Art WashutR · H36Bob DavisR · H47Dalton BanksR · H26Elissa CampbellR · H56JD WilliamsR · H02John WinterR · H28J.R. RigginsR · H59Julie JarvisR · H57Justin FornstromR · H10Lee FilerR · H44Lloyd LarsenR · H54Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Pam ThayerR · H15Rob GeringerR · H42Steve HarshmanR · H37Tomi StrockR · H06Trey SherwoodD · H14

No 34

Abby AngelosR · H03Ann LucasR · H43Bill AllemandR · H58Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Daniel SinghR · H61Darin McCannR · H48Gary BrownR · H41Ivan PoseyD · H33Jacob WasserburgerR · H11Jayme LienR · H38Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Joel GuggenmosR · H55Joe WebbR · H19John BearR · H31Ken ChestekD · H13Ken PendergraftR · H29Laurie BrattenR · H51Liz StorerD · H23Marlene BradyR · H60Martha LawleyR · H27McKay EricksonR · H21Mike SchmidR · H20Nina WebberR · H24Ocean AndrewR · H46Paul HoeftR · H25Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Robert WharffR · H49Scott HeinerR · H18Scott SmithR · H05Steve JohnsonR · H08Tony LockeR · H35

Absent 5

Andrew ByronR · H22Cody WylieR · H39J.T. LarsonR · H17Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Mike YinD · H16

Excused 6

Bob NicholasR · H07Clarence StyvarR · H12Ken CloustonR · H32Kevin CampbellR · H62Landon BrownR · H09Tom KellyR · H30
H02 - Appropriations:Amend and Do Pass Failed: 2-5-0-0-02026-02-25 · House2 yes 5 no
Yes
2
No
5
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 2

Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Trey SherwoodD · H14

No 5

Abby AngelosR · H03Bill AllemandR · H58John BearR · H31Ken PendergraftR · H29Scott SmithR · H05
H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02026-02-24 · House9 yes 0 no
Yes
9
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 9

Andrew ByronR · H22Elissa CampbellR · H56Julie JarvisR · H57Karlee ProvenzaD · H45Liz StorerD · H23Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Pam ThayerR · H15Robert WharffR · H49Steve HarshmanR · H37
S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-02026-02-20 · Senate24 yes 7 no
Yes
24
No
7
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 24

Barry CragoR · S22Bill LandenR · S27Bo BitemanR · S21Brian BonerR · S02Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Dan DockstaderR · S16Dan LaursenR · S19Ed CooperR · S20Eric BarlowR · S23Evie BrennanR · S31Gary CrumR · S10Jared OlsenR · S08Jim AndersonR · S28John KolbR · S12Larry HicksR · S11Mike GierauD · S17Ogden DriskillR · S01Stacy JonesR · S13Stephan PappasR · S07Taft LoveR · S06Tara NethercottR · S04Tim SalazarR · S26Wendy SchulerR · S15

No 7

Bob IdeR · S29Cale CaseR · S25Cheri SteinmetzR · S03Laura PearsonR · S14Lynn HutchingsR · S05Tim FrenchR · S18Troy McKeownR · S24
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-02026-02-17 · Senate4 yes 1 no
Yes
4
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 4

Dan LaursenR · S19Mike GierauD · S17Ogden DriskillR · S01Tim SalazarR · S26

No 1

Tim FrenchR · S18
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 26-5-0-0-02026-02-13 · Senate26 yes 5 no
Yes
26
No
5
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 26

Barry CragoR · S22Bill LandenR · S27Bo BitemanR · S21Brian BonerR · S02Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Dan DockstaderR · S16Dan LaursenR · S19Ed CooperR · S20Eric BarlowR · S23Evie BrennanR · S31Gary CrumR · S10Jared OlsenR · S08Jim AndersonR · S28John KolbR · S12Larry HicksR · S11Lynn HutchingsR · S05Mike GierauD · S17Ogden DriskillR · S01Stacy JonesR · S13Stephan PappasR · S07Taft LoveR · S06Tara NethercottR · S04Tim SalazarR · S26Troy McKeownR · S24Wendy SchulerR · S15

No 5

Bob IdeR · S29Cale CaseR · S25Cheri SteinmetzR · S03Laura PearsonR · S14Tim FrenchR · S18

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H COW:Failed 17-34-6-5-0House
  2. H Placed on General FileHouse
  3. H02 - Appropriations:Amend and Do Pass Failed: 2-5-0-0-0House
  4. :Rerefer to H02 - AppropriationsHouse
  5. H06 - Travel:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
  6. H Introduced and Referred to H06 - TravelHouse
  7. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  8. S 3rd Reading:Passed 24-7-0-0-0Senate
  9. S 2nd Reading:PassedSenate
  10. S COW:PassedSenate
  11. S Placed on General FileSenate
  12. S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0Senate
  13. S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 26-5-0-0-0Senate
  14. S Received for IntroductionSenate
  15. Bill Number AssignedLSO

Changes

Amendments

2 stored

SF0124HS001

Failed Standing Committee by House Appropriations Committee

SF0124SW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by Senator Driskill