Wyoming House Bill 134 as passed by both House and Senate would create a 5% statewide lodging tax, and cap local lodging taxes at 2% vs. the current 4%.
On a monthly basis, 2% of the 5% tax revenue collected would be distributed to counties in proportion to the tax collected within the county.
Counties with less than $750K in annual lodging sales would be exempt from the statewide tax.
An amendment proposed in the Senate - but rejected - would have eliminated the lodging tax and assess all tourism vendors in the state a fee of up to $500 annually to be used for promotion.
Additional amendments remain to be resolved before the bill goes to Gov. Mark Gordon for signing.
