Sign Up
HB 39 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Property tax refund program-revisions.

HB 39 clarifies eligibility rules for Wyoming's property tax refund program, affecting homeowners seeking refunds on taxes paid for their principal residence. It specifies that qualifying households must have total income not exceeding 165% or 145% of their county's median income (depending on the county) and total household assets under $150,000 per adult member (adjusted annually for cost of living). Applicants must verify income using federal tax returns or other department-approved methods. Counties may also choose to implement additional local refund programs under these updated guidelines.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesClarifies property tax refund eligibility for homeowners, providing tax relief to qualifying middle/lower income households through income and asset limits.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Feb 27, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits · Feb 27, 2025
MODERATE
This bill clarifies and modifies eligibility criteria for Wyoming's property tax refund program. The primary change shifts the income threshold calculation from a state-level median to a county-level median, giving counties more flexibility. It also adds asset limits for county-optional programs and clarifies gross income verification requirements.
Scope change
The bill expands county flexibility by allowing counties to set their own income thresholds up to 165% of the county median, rather than using a single statewide standard.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed income threshold from statewide median gross household income to county-specific median, allowing counties to set their own limits up to 165% of their county median.

Added asset limits of $150,000 per adult household member for county-optional programs, adjusted annually by cost-of-living index.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that gross income verification must include federal tax returns if required and filed, with county flexibility to determine alternative verification methods.

Added requirement that ad valorem tax must be timely paid on the principal residence in the county for the preceding calendar year.

DEFINITION

Added definition that 'gross income' in county-optional programs has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (v) of the subsection.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2025 · House Jan 28, 2025

How they voted

30–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 24, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
28 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0029
legislature
Feb 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 61-0-1-0-0
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.