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SF 1

General government appropriations.

2025 Regular Session

SF 1 is a broad mid‑biennium supplemental appropriations bill that would add and adjust funding, transfers, and programmatic terms across state agencies.

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Bill Summary · SF 1

Summary — SF 1 (2025): General government appropriations (supplemental)

Status: S — postponed indefinitely (03/06/2025)
Sponsor: Joint Appropriations Committee
Introduced: January 13, 2025
Companion: HF 831

Purpose / intent

SF 1 is a broad supplemental appropriations bill for the 2024–2026 biennium. It (a) provides additional appropriations and fund transfers, (b) modifies prior appropriations and position authorizations, (c) creates/adjusts program-specific footnotes (conditions, reporting, non‑reversion dates), and (d) authorizes budgetary and programmatic changes across many state agencies. The bill was intended to implement mid‑biennium funding adjustments and policy-directed one‑time expenditures.

Major fiscal elements (per fiscal note and key amendments)

  • Net general fund appropriations reported in the fiscal note: $129,568,851.
  • Transfers / budget balancing items (as drafted/amended): large transfers from the Legislative Stabilization Reserve (LSR) and Budget Reserve accounts were included. (Fiscal note listed a $70,000,000 transfer from the LSR; later amendments increased some transfer amounts in committee debate.)
  • Public School Foundation Program appropriation: $113,167,621.
  • Federal funds appropriations: $6,056,736.
  • Special revenue, internal service and other fund appropriations (combined): several million dollars (examples in fiscal note: $2,217,326 SR; $293,200 IS; $3,000,000 from Wyoming tourism reserve; $500,000 Game & Fish).
  • Personnel: authorizes 9 full‑time positions (net) and reduces 8 part‑time positions (net).

Notable programmatic provisions and line items

  • Office of the Governor — Homeland Security: added appropriation for search-and-rescue operations (amendment added $400,000 from the Wyoming tourism reserve to the Office of Homeland Security; intended to be included in the next standard budget).
  • Department of Administration & Information — General Services: added funding and two full‑time positions each for facilities operations and trades management (approx. $155,177 and $236,501, respectively), with legislative intent to include portions in the next standard biennial budget.
  • State Parks & Cultural Resources: small targeted appropriations (e.g., $35,000 for preservation/display of an historic inscription; $10,000 for a Stan Hathaway exhibit).
  • Health & Behavioral Health: rate‑rebasing and provider support line items were added in amendments (maternity care and Medicaid behavioral health rate rebasing appropriations; specific amounts included in amendments).
  • Large project energy matching funds: text and appropriations (including a $100,000,000 LSR appropriation for energy-related large projects) and related limits/priority language appeared in adopted amendments—focused on matching private/federal funds for energy/technology projects (explicit exclusions and priorities included in some amendments).
  • Wildlife / natural resource trust / wildfire mitigation: multiple competing amendments proposed directing tens of millions of dollars for wildfire mitigation, vegetation/habitat restoration and watershed projects; proposals varied (e.g., $40M, $70M, $100M) and included different governance (direct board grants vs. steering committee oversight). Some proposals were adopted, modified or withdrawn during floor/committee action.

Who is affected

  • State agencies across nearly every cabinet area (Governor’s Office, Education, Health, Administration & Information, State Parks, University of Wyoming, Department of Revenue, etc.) — funding, positions and reporting requirements changed for many.
  • Local recipients of grants (counties, conservation districts, special districts, school districts, hospitals, airports) where the bill authorizes or conditions targeted grant programs or payments.
  • Budget and reserve accounts — large interfund transfers and reversions would affect the Legislative Stabilization Reserve, Budget Reserve, and other trust/income accounts.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced 01/13/2025; saw numerous committee and floor amendments through February–March 2025. Many line‑item amendments were debated; some adopted, some failed or withdrawn.
  • Multiple subcommittee and JCC actions; House and Senate amendment activity produced a complicated bill text.
  • Final recorded status in the provided record: Senate — postponed indefinitely (03/06/2025), meaning the bill did not advance to become law in this form. For authoritative, current status and the final adopted language (if any parts were enacted elsewhere), consult the Wyoming legislative journals, the enrolled/passed version (if returned), and the LSO fiscal note(s).

Where to read more

  • Legislative Service Office (LSO) fiscal note referenced (25LSO‑0782).
  • Bill packet, adopted amendments (SF0001S3xxx series), and the Joint Appropriations Committee reports for line‑by‑line details.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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