H.B. No. 0101

Electricity generated from wind-taxation.

Sponsored By: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Brown, Madden, Miller and Steward and Senator(s) Hastert, Larson, Martin, Schiffer and Sessions

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; imposing a tax upon the production of electricity from wind resources as specified; providing for administration, imposition, enforcement and distribution as specified; providing applicability; and providing for an effective date.

2/9/2010 Bill Number Assigned

2/10/2010 H Received for Introduction

2/11/2010 H Introduced and Referred to H03

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Petersen, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Thompson, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays: Representative(s) Illoway, Lockhart, Peasley, Pedersen, Quarberg, Simpson, Stubson and Teeters

Excused: Representative(s) Hallinan, Philp and Throne

Ayes 49 Nays 8 Excused 3 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/15/2010 H03 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Esquibel, K., Goggles, Madden, Miller and Petersen

Nays: Representative(s) Edmonds, Semlek and Wallis

Ayes 6 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/15/2010 H Placed on General File

HB0101HW001/FAILED

Page 8-line 5 Delete "as follows:".

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Page 8-lines 15 and 16 Delete entirely. ZWONITZER, DN., ANDERSON, R., BROWN, STEWARD

HB0101HS001.01/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY)

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"(b)  No tax shall be imposed upon electricity which is produced from a wind turbine for the first three (3) years after the wind turbine begins producing energy for sale or trade.".

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ANDERSON R., CHAIRMAN

HB0101HS001.02/FAILED (CORRECTED COPY)

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2/16/2010 H Passed CoW

HB0101H2001/ADOPTED

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HB0101H2002/ADOPTED

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"(b)  Electricity produced from a wind turbine shall not be subject to the tax imposed under this chapter until the date three (3) years after the turbine first produced electricity for sale. After such date the production shall be subject to the tax, as provided by W.S. 39-22-103, regardless of whether production first commenced prior to or after January 1, 2012.".

Page 8-lines 18 and 19 Delete entirely, including the standing committee amendment (HB0101HS001.01/AC) to this line.

Renumber as necessary. ANDERSON, R.

2/17/2010 H Passed 2nd Reading

HB0101H3001/FAILED

Delete the Anderson, R. second reading amendment (HB0101H2001/A) entirely. MCOMIE

2/18/2010 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Diercks, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Petersen, Roscoe, Shepperson, Steward, Thompson, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays: Representative(s) Bonner, Brechtel, Buchanan, Carson, Cohee, Davison, Edmonds, Harvey, Illoway, Peasley, Pedersen, Quarberg, Semlek, Simpson, Stubson, Teeters, Throne and Wallis

Excused: Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp

Ayes 40 Nays 18 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2010 S Received for Introduction

2/19/2010 S Introduced and Referred to S03

2/24/2010 S03 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Case, Larson, Martin, Perkins and Schiffer

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/24/2010 S Placed on General File

2/24/2010 S Passed CoW

HB0101S2001/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

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Page 8-line 23 Delete "Forty percent (40%)" insert Thirty-nine percent (39%)".

Page 8-line 24 Delete "." insert ";".

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"(ii)  Two percent (2%) shall be deposited in the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account created by W.S. 9-15-103(b) to be expended for mitigation of impacts to wildlife from wind energy development.". CASE

2/25/2010 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/26/2010 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays: Senator(s) Jennings

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2010 Assigned Number HEA No. 0018

3/1/2010 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018

3/2/2010 S President Signed HEA No. 0018

3/5/2010 Governor Signed HEA No. 0018

3/8/2010 Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0049 Session Laws of Wyoming 2010