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Senate adopts conference report on property tax exemption after hours of debate
Summary
The Wyoming Senate adopted a conference committee report on Senate File 69, creating a 25% homeowner property tax exemption starting in 2025 with no sunset. The move drew extended debate over local impact, backfill and long-term fiscal effects before the measure passed.
The Wyoming Senate on Feb. 27 adopted the joint conference committee report on Senate File 69, approving a 25% property tax exemption for homeowners beginning in 2025 and made permanent.
Senator Eric Salazar, who led the conference team on the Senate side, told colleagues the measure provides immediate property tax relief statewide while noting it was a compromise from earlier proposals for a larger or time-limited cut. "It is a 25% exemption beginning in 2025 and ongoing," Salazar said, adding the measure narrows eligibility in 2026 to homeowners with at least eight months’ residency and limits…
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