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Senate Judiciary backs bill to require voter approval for stormwater taxes amid municipal objections
Summary
Senate File 116 was reported favorably after committee debate; sponsors say the bill clarifies that fees tied to surface‑water projects that function as taxes require voter approval, while municipal representatives warned it could destabilize longstanding fee-based programs.
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended Senate File 116 for passage after a contentious hearing in which proponents urged clarity that fees for surface-water projects that amount to taxes must go before voters, and municipal associations warned the change would produce legal and funding uncertainty for many Wyoming cities.
Sponsor Senator Crum told the committee the bill is a clarification of existing statute and cited provisions in title 15 and title 16 of Wyoming law to show the statutes must be read together. He argued the current law requires voter approval when a fee is effectively…
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