Require the state treasurer to hold and invest gold and silver, hire consultants, and conduct a study on specie legal tender.
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Legal Tender Act; requiring the state treasurer to hold and invest specie and specie legal tender; authorizing the state treasurer to hire consultants; requiring a study and report; and providing for effective dates.
Sponsor:
Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Allemand, Heiner, Lien, Locke, Smith, S, Senator(s) French, Hutchings, Laursen, D, Salazar, Smith, D, Steinmetz
Requires the state treasurer to hold and invest at least $10 million in precious metals, authorizes hiring consultants, and directs a study on accepting gold and silver as payment.
Effective: Immediately upon passage; specie holding requirement (Section 1) effective January 1, 2026
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2/24/2025(LSO)
Assigned Chapter Number 42
2/24/2025
Became Law without Signature
2/20/2025(House)
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0013
2/19/2025(Senate)
S President Signed SEA No. 0013
2/19/2025(LSO)
Assigned Number SEA No. 0013
Sponsor: Representative Larsen, L
Sponsor: Representative Yin
Sponsor: Representative Storer
Sponsor: Representative Wasserburger
Sponsor: Representative Nicholas
Sponsor: Representative Larsen, L
Sponsor: Representative Filer
Sponsor: Representative Larsen, L
Sponsor: Representative Yin
Sponsor: Representative Wasserburger
Sponsor: House Appropriations Committee
Sponsor: Senator Nethercott
Sponsor: Senate Revenue Committee
2/19/2025(Senate)
S Concur:Passed 23-8-0-0-0
2/19/2025(Senate)
S Received for Concurrence
2/19/2025(House)
H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-17-1-0-0
2/18/2025(House)
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2/14/2025(House)
H COW:Passed
2/13/2025(House)
H Placed on General File
2/13/2025(House)
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0
2/10/2025(House)
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
1/31/2025(House)
H Received for Introduction
1/31/2025(Senate)
S 3rd Reading:Passed 25-6-0-0-0
1/30/2025(Senate)
S 2nd Reading:Passed
1/29/2025(Senate)
S COW:Passed
1/24/2025(Senate)
S Placed on General File
1/24/2025(Senate)
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
1/16/2025(Senate)
S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
1/10/2025(Senate)
S Received for Introduction
1/7/2025(LSO)
Bill Number Assigned
S Concur:Passed 23-8-0-0-0
Key VotePassedYea: Anderson, Boner, Brennan, Dockstader, French, Gierau, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Landen, Laursen, McKeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pearson, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Steinmetz, Biteman
Nay: Barlow, Case, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Driskill, Pappas, Rothfuss
H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-17-1-0-0
Key VotePassedAmendment failed 14-46-2-0-0
FailedThis committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0096HS001.
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0
RecommendedThis committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment SF0096SS001.
S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
RecommendedYea: FRENCH, IDE, MCKEOWN
Nay: CASE, PAPPAS
Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, K. Campbell, Clouston, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Neiman
Nay: L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, Chestek, Connolly, Davis, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Washut, Wylie, Yin
Excused: Riggins
Yea: Byron, E. Campbell, Chestek, Connolly, Eklund, Harshman, Jarvis, Larsen, Nicholas, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Yin
Nay: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, K. Campbell, Clouston, Davis, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Lucas, McCann, Ottman, Pendergraft, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Neiman
Excused: Riggins, Wylie
Yea: ALLEMAND, ANGELOS, HAROLDSON, PENDERGRAFT, BEAR
Nay: SHERWOOD
Excused: SMITH