State museum-fees authorization.
HB 18 authorizes the Wyoming State Museum to charge fees for nonresident admissions, museum events, and other services. Fees collected would be deposited into a dedicated "museum enterprise fund" (renamed from the previous department of commerce enterprise fund), which can only be spent with legislative approval. This bill directly affects nonresident visitors and changes how the museum's revenue is managed. It does not impact current admission policies for Wyoming residents or alter the museum's core operations.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Failed
Feb 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 9, 2026
Last action Feb 9, 2026
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2026
How they voted
28–30
Failed
Total votes 58
Feb 9, 2026
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican52
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 9, 2026
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (28-30)
house
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
H Failed Introduction 30-32-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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