Pollution control property tax exemption-applicability.
Wyoming's SF 61 clarifies that carbon dioxide (CO₂) is not considered pollution for the purpose of a property tax exemption. The bill amends a tax code section to explicitly exclude CO₂ from the definition of pollution that qualifies for the exemption, which applies to property used for controlling air, water, or land pollution. This change affects property owners who previously might have claimed tax exemptions for CO₂-related pollution control systems, now making those systems ineligible. The exemption remains available for other pollution control methods, and the Department of Revenue must create rules to implement the change, effective January 1, 2026.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Signed Feb 27, 2025
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Enrolled
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Feb 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act with minor formatting and structural changes. The core policy remains the same: property used to control pollution is tax-exempt, but the exemption does not apply to facilities that produce marketable byproducts or capture carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is explicitly excluded from the definition of pollution for this exemption.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding pollution control tax exemptions remains unchanged, though it now explicitly excludes carbon dioxide from the definition of pollution and clarifies that facilities producing marketable byproducts are not eligible for the exemption.
DEFINITION
Carbon dioxide is explicitly excluded from the definition of pollution for purposes of the property tax exemption.
ELIGIBILITY
Added language clarifying that facilities with value as a source of marketable byproducts or those built solely to capture carbon dioxide are not eligible for the tax exemption.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes and reorganization of text to convert the bill from draft to enrolled form.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Feb 24, 2025
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Feb 27, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0025
legislature
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-3-2-0-0
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
H03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 5-3-1-0-0
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
upper
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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