Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB18: State museum-fees authorization.
Status: Failed, February 9, 2026
AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, December 16, 2025:
AN ACT relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming: Section 1. W.S. 9-2-414(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read: HB0018 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0120 9-2-414. Department of state parks and cultural resources; powers and duties relative to museums, historical sites and parks. (a) The director may: (iv) By rule, establish and collect fees for: (A) Nonresident admission to the Wyoming state museum; (B) Participation in museum-related events; (C) Other museum services. (d) Fees collected under paragraph (a)(iv) of this section shall be deposited to the museum enterprise fund, previously known as the department of commerce enterprise fund, which is hereby codified and continued. Funds in the museum enterprise fund shall be expended only upon legislative appropriation. HB0018 2026 STATE OF WYOMING 26LSO-0120 Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2026. (END) HB0018
Sponsors
- Travel (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : H Failed Introduction 30-32-0-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H Failed Introduction 30-32-0-0-0 (February 9, 2026): 30 yea, 32 nay, failed
Subjects: State museum-fees authorization.
Common questions
- What is HB18?
- HB18 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): State museum-fees authorization.
- What does HB18 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to state parks and cultural resources; authorizing the department of state parks and cultural resources to establish and collect fees for the Wyoming state museum; providing for the disposition of collected fees; renaming and continuing a fund; authorizing rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB18?
- Failed as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: H Failed Introduction 30-32-0-0-0 (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB18?
- Travel (I).
- Where is the official record for HB18?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0018
Source: official Wyoming record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.