HB0144

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Fire protection districts mill levies-amendments.

Increases the maximum mill levy rates that fire protection districts can impose on property taxes.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to fire protection districts; increasing authorized mill levies for fire protection districts; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Government

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Byron, Clouston, Davis, Jarvis, Nicholas, Senator(s) Anderson, Driskill, Landen

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What does this bill do?

Increases the authorized mill levy for fire protection districts from three mills to ten mills for operational purposes.

Amends W.S. 35-9-203(b) to increase the maximum annual tax levy for fire protection districts from three mills to ten mills per dollar of assessed valuation for operational purposes, while maintaining unlimited levies for bond principal and interest payments. (W.S. 35-9-203(b), Sec. 1)
Amends W.S. 39-13-104(e)(iv) to increase the special district tax limit for fire protection districts from three mills to ten mills for operations, plus additional mills necessary for district debt and interest payments as prescribed by W.S. 35-9-204. (W.S. 39-13-104(e)(iv), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2026

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Actions (6)

2/23/2026(House)

H COW:H Did not consider for COW

2/13/2026(House)

H Placed on General File

2/13/2026(House)

H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

2/11/2026(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 58-2-2-0-0

2/10/2026(House)

Amendments (3)

HB0144HW001Unknown

HouseCommittee of the Whole

Sponsor: Representative Allemand

HB0144HW002Unknown

HouseCommittee of the Whole

Sponsor: Representative Riggins

HB0144HS001Unknown

HouseStanding Committee

Sponsor: House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivis

Roll Call Votes (2)

This committee vote includes adoption of standing committee amendment HB0144HS001.

H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-1-0-0-0

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2/13/2026HouseYea 8Nay 1

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Yea: G. BROWN, HOEFT, JOHNSON, LOCKE, LUCAS, WEBB, YIN, KNAPP

Nay: WEBBER

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H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 58-2-2-0-0

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2/11/2026HouseYea 58Nay 2Excused 2

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, L. Brown, G. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, Chestek, K. Campbell, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Erickson, Fornstrom, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Knapp, L. Larsen, JT. Larson, Lawley, Lien, Lucas, Locke, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Riggins, Posey, Provenza, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Sherwood, Storer, Styvar, Strock, Tarver, Thayer, Wasserburger, Webb, Washut, Webber, Wharff, Winter, Williams, Wylie, Neiman, Yin