SJ 10 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Legislative and executive authority-taxation and spending.

This Wyoming constitutional amendment (SJ 10) clarifies that taxation and spending authority belongs solely to the state legislature and governor (executive branch), not the courts. It allows the legislature to delegate local taxing power to counties/cities (with elected officials serving ≤4-year terms) and delegate routine debt payments to the executive branch, with courts enforcing these tasks. For public school funding, it requires the legislature to create a judicially reviewable funding formula, but the appropriation amount itself cannot be challenged in court. If funding falls short, school spending would be reduced uniformly across all districts. The amendment must be approved by voters to take effect.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Failed
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

921
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 31
Feb 11, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican29
9 Yea 19 Nay 1
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 11, 2025
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (9-21-1)
senate
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
S COW:Failed 9-21-1-0-0
upper
Feb 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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