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HB0326 • 2025

Veterans' home of Wyoming capital construction-2.

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing an appropriation for the construction of the state veterans' home of Wyoming as specified; directing the transfer of funds as specified; specifying a project maximum; and providing for an effective date.

Labor
Did Not Pass

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so details about specific implementation and timelines are unknown.

Wyoming Veterans' Home Construction Funding

This act provides funding and sets rules for constructing a veterans' home in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Provides $79 million from the general fund to remodel the state veterans' home in Buffalo, Wyoming.
  • Limits total spending on this project to $103.85 million, including federal funds and other state money.
  • Allows using some of the funding for hiring an employee to manage construction activities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Veterans who will use the home
  • The state construction department managing the project

Terms To Know

Level III Construction
A type of major building work that involves significant changes to an existing structure.
General Fund
The main pool of money the state uses for various expenses and projects.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass, so it has no legal effect.
  • It does not specify how much federal funding might be available or when construction will start.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-03 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2025-01-30 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2025-01-29 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0608
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0608
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0326

Veterans' home of Wyoming capital construction-2.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Connolly, Campbell, E and Jarvis and Senator(s) Barlow, Crago and Crum

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to veterans; providing an appropriation for the construction of the state veterans' home of Wyoming as specified; directing the transfer of funds as specified; specifying a project maximum; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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(a)

As used in this section, "veterans' home of Wyoming" means the veterans' home domiciliary at Buffalo, Wyoming established as a state institution in W.S. 25
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201(a)(vii).

(b)

There is appropriated seventy-nine million dollars ($79,000,000.00) from the general fund to the state construction department for purposes of level III construction to remodel the veterans' home of Wyoming in accordance with W.S. 9-5-108(a)(iii) and as provided in subsection (b) of this section. This appropriation shall not be construed to be an entitlement or guaranteed amount. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning with the effective date of this section and remaining in effect until the project is completed, unless otherwise provided. This appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law upon completion of the remodel of the veterans' home of Wyoming.

(c)

The state construction department is authorized to expend a portion of the funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section as necessary to fund one (1) existing at-will employee contract position for the duration of the project, for purposes of administrating and managing design and construction activities.

(d) Federal funds received by the state of Wyoming for state run veterans' home facilities shall:

(i)

Be deposited to the general fund in an equivalent amount of expended general funds to the extent funds from the general fund appropriation in subsection (a) of this section have been expended; and

(ii)

Reduce the general fund appropriation in subsection (a) of this section by one dollar ($1.00) for each one dollar ($1.00) in federal funds for any remaining federal funds received in excess of the amount deposited under paragraph (i) of this subsection.

(e)

The total expenditure for level III construction of the veterans' home of Wyoming shall not exceed one hundred three million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars ($103,850,000.00) in the aggregate. This limitation shall apply to the sum of the following:

(i)

The appropriation in subsection (a) of this section;

(ii)

Amounts authorized for expenditure by the governor under W.S. 9-2-1005(b)(ii);

(iii)

Amounts appropriated for the veterans' home of Wyoming pursuant to 2022 Wyoming session laws, chapter 49, section 4, section 027;

(iv)

Any federal funds received by the state of Wyoming for state run veterans' home facilities.

Section 2
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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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