State museum-fees authorization.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it does not have an effective date as mentioned in the candidate explanation.

State Museum Admission Fees

The bill allows the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources to set and collect fees for non-residents visiting the Wyoming State Museum, with rules on how these funds are used.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the department to create rules about charging non-residents admission to the museum.
• Permits the department to charge for participation in events related to the museum.
• Gives the department permission to set fees for other services provided by the museum.
• Requires that any money collected from these fees be put into a special fund called the Museum Enterprise Fund, which was previously known as the Department of Commerce Enterprise Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

• Visitors who are not residents of Wyoming will have to pay admission fees if this bill passes.
• People attending events or using services at the museum may be charged additional fees.
• The state government, specifically the department responsible for parks and cultural resources, would manage these new funds.

Terms To Know

Nonresident

A person who does not live in Wyoming.

Enterprise Fund

A special fund where money collected from fees is kept and used for specific purposes related to the museum.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass, so it does not have an effective date.
• It's unclear how much visitors will be charged or what services might require additional fees.
• Details about rulemaking processes and exact fund usage are not specified in the summary.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0120
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0120
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0018

State museum-fees authorization.

Sponsored by: Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; 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. 9
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2
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414(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

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2
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414.

Department of state parks and cultural resources; powers and duties relative to museums, historical sites and parks.

(a)

The director may:

(iv)

By rule, establish and collect fees for:

(A)

Nonresident admission to the Wyoming state museum;

(B)

Participation in museum
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related events;

(C)

Other museum services.

(d)

Fees collected under paragraph (a)(iv) of this section shall be deposited to the museum enterprise fund, previously known as the department of commerce enterprise fund, which is hereby codified and continued. Funds in the museum enterprise fund shall be expended only upon legislative appropriation.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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