Wyoming legislation · 2026 Budget Session
Wyoming HB144: Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.
Status: Failed, February 23, 2026
AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text, February 9, 2026:
AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 35‐9‐203(b) and 39‐13‐104(e)(iv) are amended to administration of finances; assessment and levy of taxes. (b) The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the levy for county purposes shall levy a tax for the year upon the taxable property in such district in its county for its proportionate share based on assessed valuation of the estimated amounts of funds needed by each district. In no case shall the tax for each district exceed in any one (1) year the amount of three (3) ten (10) mills for operation on each dollar of assessed valuation of such property. There shall be no limit on the assessment for payment of principal and interest on bonds approved by the board of and the electors of the districts as provided in W.S. 35‐9‐204. The taxes and assessments of all fire protection districts shall be collected by the county collector at the same time and in the same manner as state and county taxes are collected. The assessment and tax levied under the provisions of W.S. 35‐9‐201 through 35‐9‐209 shall not be construed as being a part of the general county mill levy. 39‐13‐104. Taxation rate. …
Sponsors
- Byron, Andrew (R, H22)
- Campbell, Elissa (R, H56) · primary sponsor
- Kenneth Clouston (R, H32)
- Davis, Bob (R, H47)
- Jarvis, Julie (R, H57)
- Nicholas, Bob (R, H07)
- Anderson, Jim (R, S28)
- Driskill, Ogden (R, S01)
- Landen, Bill (R, S27)
Latest actions
- : H COW:H Did not consider for COW
- : H Motion to move Bill up in General File Failed by Roll Call 21-37-4-0-0
- : H Placed on General File
- : H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0
- : H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 58-2-2-0-0
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Votes
- H COW:H Motion to move Bill up for Consideration Failed by Roll Call 21-37-4-0-0 (February 23, 2026): 21 yea, 37 nay, failed
- H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0 (February 13, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 58-2-2-0-0 (February 11, 2026): 58 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.
Common questions
- What is HB144?
- HB144 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2026 Budget Session): Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.
- What does HB144 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB144?
- Failed as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: H COW:H Did not consider for COW (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB144?
- Campbell, Elissa (R, H56), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB144?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0144
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