Tax exemption-property owned by the state.
This bill exempts all property owned by the State of Wyoming from property taxes. It directly affects the state government by removing tax obligations on its own real estate holdings. The exemption takes effect January 1, 2025, and will expire on December 31, 2026, as specified by the sunset provision. This is a procedural tax change with no direct impact on private property owners or residents.
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 15, 2025
Signed Feb 24, 2025
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What changed between versions
Introduced
→
Enrolled
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2 edits
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Feb 24, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both legislative chambers. The core policy content remains the same, establishing a property tax exemption for state-owned land regardless of its use, with a sunset date of January 1, 2027. The enrolled version includes standard certification signatures and formatting required for final passage.
Scope change
No substantive changes to the bill's scope or policy content; only formatting and enrollment certification were added.
TECHNICAL
Added enrolled act headers, file numbers, and certification signatures required for final legislative approval.
TIMELINE
The sunset date for the property tax exemption was set to January 1, 2027, with the exemption applying to the tax year beginning January 1, 2025.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 19, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 19, 2025
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Feb 24, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0015
legislature
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
S Concur:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-4-1-0-0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
H05 - Agriculture:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H05 - Agriculture
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 18-13-0-0-0
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
S05 - Agriculture:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S05 - Agriculture
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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