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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming shifts property tax exemption application deadline to March 1 and removes expiration date for long-term homeowners
Last action · March 7, 2026: Assigned Chapter Number 83Sponsor: Revenue
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What This Bill Does
Wyoming amends the property tax exemption for long-term homeowners by moving the annual application deadline from the fourth Monday in May to March 1, allowing telephone or written confirmation in subsequent years, and repealing the program's . The changes apply to qualifying homeowners aged 65 or older with at least 25 years of property tax payments in the state, effective July 1, 2026.
Qualifying seniors must update their filing timeline by March 1 and can use simplified renewal methods in following years, while the tax relief measure becomes permanent rather than expiring.
- The long-term homeowner property tax exemption was initially established by the Wyoming Legislature during the 2024 legislative session with a scheduled sunset date. context
- House Bill 45 was processed through the 2026 legislative session, sponsored by the Joint Revenue Interim Committee, and assigned Chapter Number 83 upon enactment. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Long-term homeowners
Homeowners aged 65 or older with 25 years of property tax payments face a new March 1 deadline and gain a simplified phone or mail renewal process for subsequent years.
County assessors
Assessor offices must process exemption applications earlier in the year by March 1 and accept telephone or mail confirmations for continuing exemptions.
Surviving spouses
Surviving spouses of qualified persons who do not independently meet age or tax payment criteria retain eligibility for the exemption.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the property tax exemption still have an expiration date?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
24 actions- Mar 7, 2026Governor Signed HEA No. 0023
- Mar 7, 2026Assigned Chapter Number 83
- Mar 6, 2026SenateS President Signed HEA No. 0023
- Mar 5, 2026Assigned Number HEA No. 0023
- Mar 5, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0023
- Mar 3, 2026SenateS Appointed JCC01 Members
Show 18 earlier actions
- Mar 2, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 23-0-0-0-8
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Concur:Failed 2-55-4-0-1
- Mar 2, 2026HouseH Appointed JCC01 Members
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 26, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS03 - Revenue:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
- Feb 23, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 16, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue
- Feb 13, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 56-4-1-0-1
- Feb 12, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH COW:Passed
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-2
- Feb 10, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 9, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H03 - Revenue 60-1-0-0-1
- Jan 22, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
- Jan 15, 2026Bill Number Assigned
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Permanent Tax Exemption Status
By repealing the sunset provision established in 2024, the legislature converted a temporary property tax exemption into a permanent state policy.
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