SJ 5 Wyoming House · 2024 Regular Session

School capital construction-constitutional amendment.

This Wyoming constitutional amendment (SJ 5) shifts responsibility for school facility construction from the state to local school districts, while adding state-funded equalization to ensure districts don't face higher local tax burdens than a statewide average. School districts would primarily fund facilities through voter-approved bonds or other means, but the state would provide equalization funding - potentially via a statewide mill levy - to cap local property tax rates at the state average per person. It directly affects school districts and taxpayers by changing how capital construction costs are shared, requiring voter approval for projects, and addressing a court-mandated funding gap that arose after coal lease revenue declined. The amendment must be approved by voters to take effect.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2024 Last action Feb 24, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

219
Passed
Total votes 30
Feb 15, 2024
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican28
21 Yea 7 Nay
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 24, 2024
Committee
S COW:S Did not consider for COW
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
S04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (21-9)
senate
Feb 15, 2024
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education 22-9-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors