Wyoming repeals the strategic investments and projects account and transfers remaining funds to the general fund

Original title: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2.

Last action · March 9, 2026: Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0029Sponsors: Larry Hicks and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Wyoming dissolves the strategic investments and projects account on July 1, 2026, transferring all remaining balances and future revenues directly to the . The state auditor must report on these transferred amounts to the joint appropriations committee by October 31, 2026, and October 31, 2027.

Why it matters

Changes where state surplus and investment revenues are routed and tracked, shifting them directly into the main state operating fund while altering funding transfer paths for the state penitentiary construction account.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

State Auditor

Must transfer remaining account funds to the general fund and submit transfer reports to the joint appropriations committee.

Directly affected

Joint Appropriations Committee

Receives mandatory reports from the state auditor regarding the amounts transferred under the repeal.

Key Facts

The strategic investments and projects account is repealed effective July 1, 2026.
All funds in the strategic investments and projects account, excluding the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account, are transferred to the general fund on July 1, 2026.
Accrued revenues that would otherwise be deposited into the strategic investments and projects account must now be deposited in the general fund.
The state auditor must report to the joint appropriations committee on the transferred amounts by October 31, 2026, and October 31, 2027.

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Transfers of ten million dollars from unobligated funds to the Wyoming state penitentiary capital construction account are scheduled to begin on June 30, 2027.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who must receive reports about the transferred funds and when?

The state auditor must report to the joint appropriations committee no later than October 31, 2026, and again no later than October 31, 2027.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Vetoed by the governor.

Procedural history

21 actions

Mar 9, 2026
Governor Vetoed SEA No. 0029
Mar 3, 2026House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0029
Mar 2, 2026Senate
S Received for Concurrence
Mar 2, 2026Senate
S Concur:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
Mar 2, 2026
Assigned Number SEA No. 0029
Mar 2, 2026Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0029

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Feb 27, 2026House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 39-19-4-0-0
Feb 26, 2026House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
Feb 25, 2026House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
Feb 25, 2026House
H Placed on General File
Feb 25, 2026House
H COW:Passed
Feb 24, 2026House
H Received for Introduction
Feb 24, 2026House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
Feb 23, 2026Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
Feb 20, 2026Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
Feb 19, 2026Senate
S COW:Passed
Feb 16, 2026Senate
S02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
Feb 16, 2026Senate
S Placed on General File
Feb 13, 2026Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S02 - Appropriations 27-4-0-0-0
Feb 11, 2026
Bill Number Assigned
Feb 11, 2026Senate
S Received for Introduction

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