Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB75: Coal severance tax rate.
Status: Chaptered, February 24, 2025
AN ACT relating to severance tax; decreasing the severance tax rate for surface coal; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to severance tax; decreasing the severance tax rate for surface coal; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to severance tax; decreasing the severance tax rate for surface coal; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 39‐14‐104(a)(intro) and (iv) and 39‐14‐111(a) are amended to read: 39‐14‐104. Tax rate. (a) The total severance tax rate for surface coal shall be six and one‐half percent (6.5%) six percent (6%). This rate comprises one and one‐half percent (1.5%) imposed by Wyoming constitution article 15, section 19, and five percent (5%) four and one‐half percent (4.5%) imposed statutorily. The tax shall be distributed as provided in W.S. 39‐14‐111 and is imposed as plus 39‐14‐111. Distribution. (a) As provided by W.S. 39‐14‐104(a), the total severance tax rate for surface coal shall be six and one‐half percent (6.5%) six percent (6%). As provided by W.S. 39‐14‐104(b), the total severance tax rate for underground coal shall be three and three‐quarters percent (3.75%). A one and one‐half percent (1.5%) tax imposed by W.S. 39‐14‐104(a)(i) and a one and one‐half percent (1.5%) tax imposed by W.S. 39‐14‐104(b)(i) shall be deposited into the permanent Wyoming mineral trust fund. All other taxes imposed by W.S. 39‐14‐104(a) and (b) shall be deposited into the severance tax distribution account. Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025. (END) Speaker of the House President of the Senate Governor TIME APPROVED: _________ DATE APPROVED: …
Sponsors
- Abby Angelos (R, H03)
- Bear, John (R, H31)
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32) · primary sponsor
- Connolly, Marilyn (R, H40)
- Kelly, Tom (R, H30)
- Christopher Knapp (R, H53)
- Ken Pendergraft (R, H29)
- Tomi Strock (R, H06)
- Barlow, Eric (R, S23)
- Boner, Brian (R, S02)
- Crago, Barry (R, S22)
- Driskill, Ogden (R, S01)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0011
- : Assigned Chapter Number 31
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0011
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-8-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0011
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0011
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S COW:Passed
- : S03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
Votes
- S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 (February 18, 2025): 4 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-15-2-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 45 yea, 15 nay, passed
- H COW:Passed 34-23-5-0-0 (January 27, 2025): 34 yea, 23 nay, passed
- H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (January 20, 2025): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Coal severance tax rate.
Common questions
- What is HB75?
- HB75 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Coal severance tax rate.
- What does HB75 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to severance tax; decreasing the severance tax rate for surface coal; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB75?
- Chaptered as of February 24, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0011 (February 24, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB75?
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB75?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0075
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