HB0144 Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass, so it is uncertain if or when any of the proposed changes will take effect.

Increasing Tax Limits for Fire Protection Districts

The bill increases the maximum tax rate that fire protection districts can charge from three mills to ten mills per dollar of assessed property value.

What This Bill Does

Increases the authorized mill levy (tax rate) for fire protection districts from three mills to ten mills per dollar of assessed property value.

Updates related sections of Wyoming state law to reflect these new rules.

Who It Names or Affects

Fire protection districts across Wyoming

Property owners who pay taxes within areas covered by fire protection districts

Terms To Know

Mill levy

A tax rate measured in parts per thousand of the assessed value of property.

Assessed valuation

The official value assigned to a piece of property for the purpose of calculating taxes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not considered by the Committee of the Whole (COW) on February 23, 2026.

It is unclear how much additional funding fire protection districts will actually collect under these new rules.

Bill History

2026-02-23 House

H COW:H Did not consider for COW

2026-02-13 House

H Placed on General File

2026-02-13 House

H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

2026-02-11 House

H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 58-2-2-0-0

2026-02-10 House

H Received for Introduction

2026-02-09 LSO

Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0480
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0480
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0144

Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Campbell, E, Byron, Clouston, Davis, Jarvis and Nicholas and Senator(s) Anderson, Driskill and Landen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; 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. 35
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9
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203(b) and 39
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13
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104(e)(iv) are amended to read:

35
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9
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203.

Powers and duties of board of directors generally; administration of finances; assessment and levy of taxes.

(b)

The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the levy for county purposes shall levy a tax for the year upon the taxable property in such district in its county for its proportionate share based on assessed valuation of the estimated amounts of funds needed by each district. In no case shall the tax for each district exceed in any one (1) year the amount of
three (3)
ten (10)
mills for operation on each dollar of assessed valuation of such property. There shall be no limit on the assessment for payment of principal and interest on bonds approved by the board of and the electors of the districts as provided in W.S. 35
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9
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204. The taxes and assessments of all fire protection districts shall be collected by the county collector at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes are collected. The assessment and tax levied under the provisions of W.S. 35
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9
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201 through 35
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9
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209 shall not be construed as being a part of the general county mill levy.

39
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13
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104.

Taxation rate.

(e)

There shall be annually levied and assessed upon the taxable value of property within the limits of the following special districts the following special district taxes when applicable:

(iv)

Not to exceed
three (3)
ten (10)
mills by a fire protection district as provided by W.S. 35
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9
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203(b) plus the number of mills necessary for the payment of the district debt plus interest thereon not to exceed the limitations prescribed by W.S. 35
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9
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204;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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