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SF0060 • 2025

Sales tax distribution rates.

AN ACT relating to sales and use tax; revising the distribution rates for sales and use taxes; removing obsolete statutory language; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator French
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how local governments will adapt to new distribution rates.

Sales Tax Distribution Rates

The bill revises the distribution rates for sales and use taxes in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the percentage of sales taxes that go to counties, cities, and towns from 35% to 50%
  • Removes outdated language about how much money is given to each county annually
  • Creates a new section in Wyoming law to outline rules for distributing sales and use taxes to local governments

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local governments that receive tax distributions from the state

Terms To Know

Distribution rates
The percentages of tax money given to different areas or groups, like counties or cities.
Statutory language
Official written laws and rules that govern how something is done.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill was marked as inactive by Wyoming and is no longer moving forward in its current session.
  • The bill does not specify what happens if the total tax collected changes significantly after July 1, 2025.

Amendments

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

SF0060S2001

2nd reading • Senator Hicks

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the distribution rates for sales and use taxes by reducing percentages from 65% to 50% in several places.

  • Changes 'sixty-five percent (65%)' to 'fifty percent (50%)' on pages 2, 4, and 5 of the bill.
  • Replaces 'thirty-five percent (35%)' with 'fifty percent (50%)' on page 3.
  • The amendment only specifies changes to percentages but does not explain how these changes will affect overall tax distribution or other related impacts.
SF0060S3001

3rd reading • Senator Scott

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the year from 2025 to 2026 in two places within the bill.

  • Changes '2025' to '2026' on page 5, line 21 of the bill.
  • Changes '2025' to '2026' on page 6, line 1 of the bill.
  • The amendment does not provide additional context about why these specific years are being changed or what impact this change will have.
SF0060S3002

3rd reading • Senator Hicks

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes how local governments receive money from sales and use taxes by creating a new distribution formula and account.

  • Adds a new section (W.S. 39-15-111.1) to create a 'local government distribution account' that holds funds for cities, towns, and counties based on the new distribution formula.
  • Modifies how sales and use tax collections are distributed to local governments twice a year: March 15th and October 15th.
  • Specifies detailed formulas for distributing money to cities, towns, and counties, including special provisions for smaller municipalities.
  • The amendment text is extensive and includes complex calculations that are not fully explained here. Readers should refer to the full bill for complete details.
SF0060S3003

3rd reading • Senator French

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment removes previous amendments to a bill about sales and use tax distribution rates.

  • Removes the Hicks second reading amendment, which was previously part of the bill.
  • Eliminates the Scott third reading amendment from the bill.
  • Strikes out the Hicks third reading amendment that was also included in the bill.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2025-02-28 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2025-02-10 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations

  4. 2025-01-29 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2025-01-29 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0

  6. 2025-01-28 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  7. 2025-01-27 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Laid Back

  8. 2025-01-24 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  9. 2025-01-23 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  10. 2025-01-22 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  11. 2025-01-22 Senate

    S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  12. 2025-01-16 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue

  13. 2025-01-02 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  14. 2024-12-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0460
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0460
Introduced
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0060

Sales tax distribution rates.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) French, Ide, Laursen, D, McKeown, Salazar and Smith, D and Representative(s) Allemand, Banks, Strock, Webber and Winter

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to sales and use tax; revising the distribution rates for sales and use taxes; removing obsolete statutory language; specifying applicability; 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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111(b)(i), (iii)(intro) and (f) and 39
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111(b)(i), (iii)(intro) and (c) are amended to read:

39
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15
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111.

Distribution.

(b)

Revenues earned under W.S. 39
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15
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104 during each fiscal year shall be recognized as revenue during that fiscal year for accounting purposes. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (p) of this section, for all revenue collected by the department under W.S. 39
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15
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104 the department shall:

(i)

Credit
sixty
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nine percent (69%)
sixty
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five percent (65%)
to the state general fund for deposit by the state treasurer except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section and less any credit allowed pursuant to W.S. 39
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15
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107(b)(xi);

(iii)

From the remaining share,
until June 30, 2004, deduct an amount equivalent to one
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half percent (0.5%) and thereafter
deduct an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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15
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104. From this amount, the department shall distribute
until June 30, 2004, twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) and thereafter
forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00) annually to each county in equal monthly installments and then distribute the remainder to each county in the proportion that the total population of the county bears to the total population of the state. The balance shall then be paid monthly to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds. The percentage of the balance that will be distributed to each county and its cities and towns will be determined by computing the percentage that net sales taxes collected attributable to vendors in each county including its cities and towns bear to total net sales taxes collected of vendors in all counties including their cities and towns. Subject to subsection (h) of this section, this percentage of the balance shall be distributed within each county as follows:

(f)

In addition to the distribution specified in subsection (b) of this section,

until June 30, 2004, twenty
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nine and one
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half percent (29.5%) and thereafter thirty
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one percent (31%)
thirty
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five percent (35%)
of sales taxes collected from out
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of
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state vendors shall be distributed to counties, cities and towns in the same percentage as determined in paragraph (b)(iii) of this section.

39
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16
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111.

Distribution.

(b)

Revenues earned under this article during each fiscal year shall be recognized as revenue during that fiscal year for accounting purposes.

Revenue collected by the department from the taxes imposed by this article shall be transferred to the state treasurer who shall, as specified by the department:

(i)

Credit
sixty
‑
nine percent (69%)
sixty
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five percent (65%)
for deposit by the state treasurer to the general fund except as provided by subsections (d) and (e) of this section and less any credit allowed pursuant to W.S. 39
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16
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107(b)(viii);

(iii)

From the remaining share,
until June 30, 2004, deduct an amount equivalent to one
‑
half percent (0.5%) and thereafter
deduct an amount equivalent to one percent (1%) of the tax collected under W.S. 39
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16
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104. From this amount, the department shall distribute
until June 30, 2004, five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and thereafter
ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) annually to each county in equal monthly installments and then distribute the remainder to each county in the proportion that the total population of the county bears to the total population of the state. The remainder shall then be paid monthly to the treasurers of the counties, cities and towns for payment into their respective general funds. The percentage of the remainder that will be distributed to each county and its cities and towns will be determined by computing the percentage that net use taxes collected attributable to vendors in each county including its cities and towns bear to total net use taxes collected of vendors in all counties including their cities and towns. The distribution shall be as follows:

(c)

In addition to the distribution in subsection (b) of this section,
until June 30, 2004, twenty
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nine and one
‑
half percent (29.5%) and thereafter thirty
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one percent (31%)
thirty
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five percent (35%)
of use taxes accruing from out
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of
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state vendors shall be distributed to counties, cities and towns in the same percentage as determined in paragraph (b)(iii) of this section.

Section 2
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This act shall apply to distributions of sales and use taxes collected on or after July 1, 2025.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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(END)

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