Transparency in legislative budgeting act.

SF 152, the "Transparency in legislative budgeting act," restructures Wyoming's state budget accounts by repealing three specific reserve funds (budget reserve, mineral trust fund reserve, and strategic investments account) and redirecting their funds to the general fund. It requires a 5% reserve from general fund receipts to be maintained in the budget reserve account, mandates that excess general fund funds at the end of each biennium be transferred to this reserve, and changes how withheld funds from community mental health programs are handled. Local governments that fail to submit required financial reports face withheld state distributions, which remain in the budget reserve until compliance is achieved. The bill aims to increase budget transparency by clarifying fund transfers, reserves, and performance-based funding mechanisms for state-supported programs.