Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0124 Compare Versions

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1	1	2025
2	2	STATE OF WYOMING
3	3	25LSO-04531HB0124
4	4	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0124
5	5	Reduction in taxation act.
6	6	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Filer, Geringer and Larson,
7	7	JT and Senator(s) Olsen
8	8	A BILL
9	9	for
10	10	1 AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages; repealing the
11	11	2 excise tax on malt beverages; amending limitations on
12	12	3 importing alcoholic beverages for personal use; making
13	13	4 conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
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17	17	8W.S. 12-2-201(c), 12-2-302(a),
18	18	9 12-3-101(a), (b) and (d) and 12-3-102(a) are amended to
19	19	10 read:
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23	23	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04532HB01241 (c) A malt beverage wholesaler may sell to or
24	24	2 purchase from another malt beverage wholesaler only those
25	25	3 products the purchasing wholesaler is licensed to sell
26	26	4 within his designated territory. A copy of the invoice of
27	27	5 the transaction shall be submitted to the division by the
28	28	6 seller. State excise tax shall be reported and paid by the
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35	35	13 (a) The division shall collect all excise taxes
36	36	14 provided by this title relating to alcoholic
37	37	15liquors for deposit into the general fund.
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42	42	20 (a) An excise tax is assessed and shall be collected
43	43	21 by the division equal to three-fourths of one cent ($.0075)
44	44	22 per one hundred (100) milliliters (3.4 ounces) or fraction
45	45	23 thereof on wine, two and one-half cents ($.025) per one 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04533HB0124
46	46	1 hundred (100) milliliters (3.4 ounces) or fraction thereof
47	47	2 on spirituous liquors.
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49	49	4 appropriate excise tax shall be collected on all alcoholic
50	50	5 sold, offered for sale or use in
51	51	6 this state.
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54	54	9 (b) It is unlawful for any licensee to receive or
55	55	10 possess any alcoholic upon which
56	56	11 state excise taxes have not been paid.
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58	58	13 (d) No person shall, without authorization from the
59	59	14 division or by law, personally transport alcoholic liquor
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61	61	16 in the state when the applicable state excise tax has not
62	62	17 been paid. No person, without authorization from the
63	63	18 shall import or transport at any given
64	64	19 time more than three (3) liters of alcoholic liquor
65	65	20 excluding wine, nine (9) liters of wine or five (5) gallons
66	66	21 of malt beverage for the personal use of the possessor into
67	67	22 Wyoming.
68	68	23 This subsection shall not apply to a person importing 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04534HB0124
69	69	1 manufactured wine in accordance with the provisions of W.S.
70	70	2 12-2-204.
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75	75	7 (a) When an authorized inspector discovers alcoholic
76	76	8 liquors
77	77	9 been paid in the possession of a licensee, he shall take
78	78	10 possession of and hold the alcoholic liquors
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80	80	12 is convicted of a violation of W.S. 12-3-101, the court
81	81	13 shall order that the untaxed liquor
82	82	14 be delivered to the division, if merchantable, where it
83	83	15 will be added to its stock and sold in the usual course of
84	84	16 business. If the liquors
85	85	17 determined to be nonmerchantable, the court shall order
86	86	18 their destruction. This subsection shall not apply to
87	87	19 homemade beverages that are provided in accordance with an
88	88	20 event under W.S. 12-10-102, provided that the beverages
89	89	21 shall be removed from the premises within twenty-four (24)
90	90	22 hours following the end of the event.
91	91	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-04535HB01241. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
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93	93	3 (END)