---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation of broadband internet infrastructure."
description: "2019/Summaries/HB0097.pdf"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wy"
legislature: "Wyoming Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 97"
citation: "Wyoming HB 97 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lindholm"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-01-09T16:56:57+00:00"
last_action: "2019-02-26T19:17:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4d89e2f5-735c-4b03-a06b-13b5dcfc9f61"
source_url: "http://lso.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2019/HB0097"
source_hash: "e75fd6b08abd780a9e1a86029b2101a95f8464b8b391a978c07fd7853e2913a3"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wy"]
---

# Wyoming HB 97 (2019) — Taxation of broadband internet infrastructure.

2019/Summaries/HB0097.pdf

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2019/Introduced/HB0097.pdf)
2. **Amendment HB0097HS001 (Standing Committee) - House Appropriations Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2019/Amends/HB0097HS001.pdf)
3. **Amendment HB0097SS001 (Standing Committee) - Senate Revenue Committee (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2019/Amends/HB0097SS001.pdf)
4. **Amendment HB0097SW001 (Committee of the Whole) - Senator Ellis (Adopted)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2019/Amends/HB0097SW001.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://wyoleg.gov/2019/Enroll/HB0097.pdf)

## Votes

- H Concur:Passed 55-4-1-0-0 — **55–4** (pass) · lower
- S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-12-1-0-0 — **17–12** (pass) · upper
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-8-2-0-0 — **50–8** (pass) · lower
- H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 — **7–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lindholm — primary (person)
- Blackburn — cosponsor (person)
- Blake — cosponsor (person)
- Clausen — cosponsor (person)
- Crank — cosponsor (person)
- Driskill — cosponsor (person)
- Hicks — cosponsor (person)
- Olsen — cosponsor (person)
- Sommers — cosponsor (person)
- Walters — cosponsor (person)
- Western — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-26T19:17:10+00:00** Assigned Chapter Number 120
- **2019-02-26T19:17:02+00:00** Governor Signed HEA No. 0059 `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-21T20:47:39+00:00** S President Signed HEA No. 0059
- **2019-02-21T16:55:56+00:00** H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0059
- **2019-02-20T23:15:03+00:00** Assigned Number HEA No. 0059
- **2019-02-20T17:38:31+00:00** H Concur:Passed 55-4-1-0-0
- **2019-02-19T19:39:38+00:00** H Received for Concurrence
- **2019-02-19T18:08:42+00:00** S 3rd Reading:Passed 17-12-1-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-02-15T18:48:51+00:00** S 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14T23:39:51+00:00** S COW:Passed
- **2019-02-08T17:53:08+00:00** S Placed on General File
- **2019-02-08T17:52:58+00:00** S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-05T17:44:46+00:00** S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04T15:56:23+00:00** S Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2019-02-01T18:43:40+00:00** H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-8-2-0-0 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-01-31T16:41:34+00:00** H 2nd Reading:Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31T00:40:07+00:00** H COW:Passed
- **2019-01-24T23:43:26+00:00** H Placed on General File
- **2019-01-24T23:43:18+00:00** H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-11T18:12:32+00:00** H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-01-10T19:07:50+00:00** H Received for Introduction `filing`
- **2019-01-09T16:56:57+00:00** Bill Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4d89e2f5-735c-4b03-a06b-13b5dcfc9f61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wyoming legislature records).