SF0064 • 2021

Local government distributions-revisions-2.

AN ACT relating to local government funding; reducing a prior appropriation; making conforming changes to the related funding formulas; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Taxes

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2021-04-01
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law, leaving uncertainty about its impact on local governments.

Changes to Local Government Funding

This act reduces funding for local governments and updates how that funding is distributed over two fiscal years.

What This Bill Does

Reduces the total amount of money available for distribution from $105 million to $94.5 million.
Changes the timing of distributions, splitting funds equally between the first and second fiscal year of a biennium.

Who It Names or Affects

Local governments in Wyoming, including cities, towns, and counties.

Terms To Know

Biennium: A period of two years during which budgets are usually made.
Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account: An account where money is kept for unexpected needs or emergencies.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It's unclear how local governments will be affected without this act being passed.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SF0064HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Duncan

Corrected

Plain English: The amendment proposes reducing local government funding distributions to offset any negative impact on state sales and use tax revenue caused by restrictive city or town ordinances and county resolutions.

Adds a provision that reduces local government funding if cities or towns impose restrictive rules affecting commerce, trade, or economic activity.
Includes a similar provision for counties, reducing their funding if they pass restrictive resolutions impacting commerce, trade, or economic activity.

The amendment does not specify how much funding will be reduced or what qualifies as 'restrictive ordinances' or 'resolutions'.

SF0064HS001

Standing Committee • House Appropriations Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes the amounts of money allocated for local government funding in the bill.

Changes the amount from $94,500,000 to $99,750,000.
Changes another amount from $42,000,000 to $47,250,000.

The amendment does not provide details on how these changes will affect local governments beyond the numerical adjustments.

SF0064SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Appropriations Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment reduces the amount of money previously allocated for local government funding.

Reduces the total appropriation from $99,700,000 to $94,500,000.
Decreases a specific allocation from $47,250,000 to $42,000,000.

The amendment does not provide details on how the reduced funding will be distributed or its impact on local governments.

Bill History

2021-04-01 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2021-02-01 House
H Placed on General File
2021-02-01 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2021-02-01 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
2021-02-01 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-01-29 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-7-0-1-0
2021-01-29 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2021-01-28 Senate
S COW:Passed
2021-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2021-01-27 Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2021-01-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations
2021-01-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2021-01-12 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0477
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0477
ENGROSSED
3.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0064

Local government distributions-revisions-2.

Sponsored by: Joint Appropriations Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to local government funding; reducing a prior appropriation; making conforming changes to the related funding formulas; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 33, Section 1(a)(intro), (b)(intro) and (c)(intro) is amended to read:

[LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTIONS I]

Section 1.

(a)

From the legislative stabilization reserve account created by W.S. 9
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4
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219(a) there is appropriated
one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000.00)
ninety-four million five hundred thousand dollars ($94,500,000.00)
to the office of state lands and investments
to
as provided in this subsection. Fifty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($52,500,000.00) shall be available in the first fiscal year of the biennium and forty-two million dollars ($42,000,000.00) shall available in the second fiscal year of the biennium. The appropriation shall
be allocated pursuant to the following and as further provided in this section:
[CITY AND TOWN DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS]

(b)

Funds appropriated in paragraphs (a)(i) and (iii) of this section shall be distributed to cities and towns
with one-half (1/2) of
based on
the amount
available distributed in the first
appropriated for each
fiscal year of the biennium
and one-half (1/2) of the amount available
distributed in the second fiscal year of the biennium
under subsection (a) of this section
. Distributions in each fiscal year shall be made in equal amounts on August 15 and January 15 of each fiscal year as calculated prior to the August 15 distribution, subject to the following:

[COUNTY DIRECT DISTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS]

(c)

Funds appropriated in paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iv) of this section are to be distributed to counties
with one-half (1/2) of
based on
the amount
available distributed in the first
appropriated for each
fiscal year of the biennium
and one-half (1/2) of the amount available distributed in the second fiscal year of the biennium
under subsection (a) of this section
. Distributions in each fiscal year shall be made in equal amounts on August 15 and January 15 of each fiscal year as calculated prior to the August 15 distribution. From these distributions each county shall receive the following:

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

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