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HB0040 • 2012

Optional sales/use tax-uses.

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing for the specific purpose excise to include routine maintenance of public roadways as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Byrd
Last action
2012-03-09
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2012

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0040HW001

Committee of the Whole • SEMLEK

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SEMLEK

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HB0040S2001

2nd reading • HINES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by HINES

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HB0040S2002

2nd reading • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by MEIER

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HB0040SW001

Committee of the Whole • HINES

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by HINES

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HB0040SW002

Committee of the Whole • PERKINS

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn Committee of the Whole by PERKINS

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HB0040SS001

Standing Committee • HINES

Failed

Plain English: Failed Standing Committee by HINES

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Bill History

  1. 2012-03-09 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2012-03-08 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0019

  3. 2012-03-05 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0019

  4. 2012-03-05 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0019

  5. 2012-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0019

  6. 2012-03-02 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2012-03-02 House

    H Received for Concurrence

  8. 2012-03-02 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2012-03-01 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  10. 2012-03-01 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2012-03-01 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  12. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  13. 2012-02-29 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  14. 2012-02-29 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  15. 2012-02-29 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  17. 2012-02-28 Senate

    S03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  18. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03

  19. 2012-02-23 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  20. 2012-02-22 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  21. 2012-02-21 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  22. 2012-02-20 House

    H Passed CoW

  23. 2012-02-20 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  24. 2012-02-20 House

    Amendment Adopted

  25. 2012-02-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  26. 2012-02-17 House

    H03 Recommended Do Pass

  27. 2012-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H03

  28. 2012-02-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  29. 2012-02-01 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0040

Bill No.:
HB0040
Drafter:

MQ

LSO No.:
12LSO-0202
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0019

Chapter No.:
CH0033

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Byrd

Catch Title:
Optional
sales/use tax-uses.

Subject:
Provides for the specific purpose excise
tax to include maintenance of public roadways.

Summary/Major Elements:

Authorizes the specific
sales/use tax, which must be used for a specified purpose and a specified
amount, to be used for one (1) time major maintenance, renovation or reconstruction
of a specifically defined section of a public roadway.

Amends the use tax provision
to "mirror" the sales tax statute.

Specific purpose excise tax
is prohibited from being used for "ordinary operations of local
government, except those operations related to a specific project". Bill
provides an exception to this prohibition by allowing one (1) time major work
to be done upon a public roadway.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0040

ENROLLED ACT NO. 19, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
taxation and revenue; providing for the specific purpose excise to include maintenance of public roadways as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 39
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15
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203(a)(iii)(B)
and 39
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16
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203(a)(ii)(B) are
amended to read:

39
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15
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203.

Imposition.

(a)

Taxable event. The following shall apply:

(iii)

The following provisions apply to imposition of the specific purpose excise tax under W.S. 39
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15
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204(a)(iii):

(B)

The revenue from the tax shall be used in a specified amount for specific purposes authorized by the qualified electors.

Specific purposes may include
one (1) time

major maintenance, renovation or reconstruction of
a specifically defined section of a public roadway.
Specific purposes shall not include ordinary operations of local government except those operations related to a specific project;

39
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16
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203.

Imposition.

(a)

Taxable event. The following shall apply:

(ii)

The following provisions apply to imposition of the specific purpose excise tax under W.S. 39
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16
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204(a)(ii):

(B)

The revenue from the tax shall be used in a specified amount for specific purposes authorized by the qualified electors.
Specific purposes may include one (1) time major maintenance, renovation or reconstruction of a specifically defined section of a public roadway.
Specific purposes shall not include ordinary operations of local government except those operations related to a specific project;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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