Special purpose tax-excess funds.
HB 95 modifies how local governments in Wyoming handle excess revenue from specific local sales taxes. It affects counties, cities, and towns that collect a 2% sales tax for designated projects (like infrastructure), as well as taxpayers who might receive refunds for overpayments. If tax revenue exceeds the approved project cost, the extra funds must be held for one year for refunds; after that, they’re redistributed to local governments based on population proportions or used for other approved projects (requiring a two-thirds vote), but cannot fund regular government operations. The bill clarifies rules for older tax measures (pre-1989) and ensures excess funds are used only for specific, non-operational purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 15, 2019
Signed Feb 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2019
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Feb 14, 2019
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0037
legislature
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 50-8-2-0-0
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-0)
senate
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clark Stith
RRepublican
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