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Appropriations committee advances $bill package for capital construction and major maintenance; veterans home funding survives amendment vote

Wyoming Senate Appropriations Committee · February 24, 2026

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Summary

House Bill 111, a package of state capital projects and major maintenance allocations, was reported out of the Senate Appropriations Committee after debate over project additions and an unsuccessful amendment to remove veterans home funding.

The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 111, a comprehensive capital-construction and major-maintenance bill that includes project tables, a revised funding split for several projects, and an amendment to allow certain State Penitentiary capital funds to be used to purchase land.

LSO staff summarized the bill’s sections: definitions (pages 1–3), project appropriations (pages 3–6), a major-maintenance distribution (pages 7–8) and a penitentary capital-construction account amendment (page 10) enabling use of remaining 2023 appropriations for land acquisition. The House added a project in an amendment to provide $2,000,000 in private revenue authorization for a State Fair Show Center floor project; house amendments also altered the split of funding for several projects to better match the State Construction Department’s original request.

Dale McComley, Director for the State Construction Department, told the committee the bill generally follows governor recommendations and that the State Building Commission previously voted in favor of the projects. He and staff provided high-level estimates for the bill’s scale and a breakdown by funding source; testimony referenced roughly $127.2 million in state general fund support for the projects portion of the bill and additional federal and other funds to reach the bill’s total authorization.

Committee discussion focused on the major-maintenance calculations and the veterans home appropriation. One senator moved to pull the veterans home funding pending federal funds; that amendment failed in voice vote. The committee then took a roll-call vote on the bill and reported it out with four ayes and no nos recorded (one senator excused).

Next steps: HB 111 proceeds to the Senate floor; staff will continue to refine the final totals and funding splits prior to floor debate.