HB 33 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Vehicle sales and use tax distribution-highway fund.

HB 33 redirects all sales and use tax revenue collected from motor vehicle and trailer purchases directly to the highway fund, instead of first flowing through the general fund. This affects vehicle buyers (who pay the tax) and ensures highway funding receives all applicable tax revenue starting July 1, 2025. The bill amends existing tax distribution rules to require this direct transfer for all qualifying sales after the effective date. It does not change tax rates or create new taxes, only reallocating existing revenue streams to highway infrastructure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Mar 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 4, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing both chambers, with significant substantive additions including a new $15 million appropriation from the legislative stabilization reserve for Interstate 80 tunnel repairs and a corresponding transfer requirement from the highway fund. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to immediate effect upon becoming law, and the act now explicitly applies to purchases and taxes paid on and after July 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a specific appropriation for tunnel repairs and a mandatory transfer mechanism from the highway fund to the legislative stabilization reserve account.
FISCAL

Added a $15 million appropriation from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the department of transportation for repairing and maintaining tunnels on Wyoming Interstate 80, to be expended through June 30, 2027.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that the first $15 million from highway fund appropriations must be transferred back to the legislative stabilization reserve account on June 30, 2027.

Added a requirement that the department of revenue credit the highway fund no later than ninety days after the end of each fiscal year.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 2025 to immediate effect upon completion of all acts necessary for the bill to become law.

SCOPE

Clarified that the act applies to motor vehicle and trailer purchases made on and after July 1, 2025, and taxes paid on and after that date.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House Jan 27, 2025

How they voted

292
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 26, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
27 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 4, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0044
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 57-2-3-0-0
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
S08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 3-1-1-0-0
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S08 - Transportation
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 48-13-1-0-0
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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