HB0009 • 2025

Young entrepreneurs-limiting license requirements.

AN ACT relating to counties, cities and towns; prohibiting counties, cities and towns from requiring a license, permit or other authorization for a business operated by a minor as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Children Small Business

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Harshman
Last action: 2025-02-03
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date mentioned in the candidate explanation does not match the one provided in the official source material.

Young Entrepreneurs: No License Requirements

The bill stops cities and towns from requiring licenses for businesses run by minors under the age of eighteen, as long as these businesses are not regular activities.

What This Bill Does

Prohibits counties, cities, and towns from requiring a license, permit or other authorization for a business operated by someone younger than 18 years old if it is conducted only occasionally.

Who It Names or Affects

Businesses operated by minors under 18 years old in cities and towns.
Local governments (counties, cities, and towns) that make rules for businesses.

Terms To Know

Occasionally: The business is not a regular or habitual activity of the operator.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not apply to businesses that are regular activities.
It only applies to local governments and their rules for minor-run businesses.
The bill did not pass in its session, so it is not currently law.

Bill History

2025-02-03 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction
2025-01-02 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-12-04 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0254
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0254
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0009

Young entrepreneurs-limiting license requirements.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Harshman, Banks and Washut and Senator(s) Barlow and Rothfuss

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to counties, cities and towns; prohibiting counties, cities and towns from requiring a license, permit or other authorization for a business operated by a minor as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 15
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103(a)(xiii) and 18
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101 by creating a new subsection (b) are amended to read:

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103.

General powers of governing bodies.

(a)

The governing bodies of all cities and towns may:

(xiii)

License, tax and regulate any business whatsoever conducted or trafficked in within the limits of the city or town for the purpose of raising revenue, and any license taxes imposed shall be uniform in respect to the class of business upon which imposed
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No license, permit or other authorization shall be required for a business that is operated:

(A)

Only occasionally. For purposes of this subparagraph, "occasionally" means that the business is not a habitual or regular activity of the operator; and

(B)

By an operator who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.

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General powers.

(b)

No board of county commissioners shall require a license, permit or other authorization for a business that is operated:

(i)

Only occasionally. For purposes of this paragraph, "occasionally" means as defined in W.S. 15
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103(a)(xiii)(A); and

(ii)

By a person who has not attained the age of eighteen (18) years.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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