SF0032

Establishes a study on next-generation 911 service transition and authorizes a grant program to fund 911 service shortfalls for Wyoming governing bodies.

• Requires the department of transportation to conduct a study examining Wyoming's transition to next-generation 911, including governance, operations, expenses, and efficiencies, with results reported to the joint corporations, elections and political subdivisions interim committee by September 1, 2027. (W.S. 16-9-113(a), Sec. 1)
• Authorizes the department of transportation to provide grants to governing bodies that currently operate 911 systems to cover any shortfalls in funding necessary to operate their current 911 system, based on applications detailing the funding need. (W.S. 16-9-113(b), Sec. 1)
• Updates the definition of 'this act' in the Wyoming Emergency Telephone Service Act to include the new 911 study and grants section. (W.S. 16-9-102(a)(x), Sec. 2)
• Requires the department of transportation to begin accepting grant applications no later than July 1, 2026. (Sec. 3)
• Appropriates three million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the department of transportation through June 30, 2028, with three million dollars designated for grants to governing bodies and seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for the study. (Sec. 4)

Effective: Immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law

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