Sales Tax Exemption for Family Motor Vehicle Transfers
Summary
Wyoming enacted legislation providing a sales tax and use tax exemption for the purchase or transfer of motor vehicles between family members. The bill, signed by the Governor on March 7, 2026, received strong legislative support passing 31-0 in the Senate and 58-2 in the House. This measure creates Chapter Number 79 (SEA No. 0059) and applies to qualifying family motor vehicle transfers under the Wyoming Revised Statutes.
What changed
The Wyoming State Legislature enacted Senate File 0061, creating a sales tax and use tax exemption for motor vehicle purchases or transfers between family members. The bill specifies the qualifying family relationships and transfer conditions. No dollar thresholds or penalty provisions are specified in the bill text. The legislation underwent committee amendments in both the Senate (SF0061SS001) and House (SF0061HS001) before final passage.
Immediate family members transferring vehicle ownership between spouses, parents, children, siblings, and possibly grandparents/grandchildren will no longer owe Wyoming sales or use tax on such transfers. Auto dealers and county treasurer offices should update systems to reflect the exemption for qualifying family transfers. The bill took effect immediately upon the Governor's signature on March 7, 2026, with no separate compliance deadline or transition period specified.
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Wyoming / SF0061 Signed by Governor SF0061 SF Signed by Governor 2026-03-07
Motor vehicle sales to family members-not taxable.
AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; providing a sales tax and use tax exemption to the purchase or transfer of a motor vehicle to family members as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Bill Details
State Wyoming
Session 2026 Budget Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/SF0061
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Sponsors
Stacy Jones (Sen - R) James Anderson (Sen - R) Edward Cooper (Sen - R) Dan Dockstader (Sen - R) Ogden Driskill (Sen - R) Robert Ide (Sen - R) Bill Landen (Sen - R) Wendy Davis Schuler (Sen - R) Cheri Steinmetz (Rep - R) Marilyn Connolly (Rep - R) Robert Davis (Rep - R) Joshua Larson (Rep - R) Cody Wylie (Rep - R)
Action History
2026-03-07 Assigned Chapter Number 79 2026-03-07 Governor Signed SEA No. 0059 2026-03-05 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0059 2026-03-05 S President Signed SEA No. 0059 2026-03-05 Assigned Number SEA No. 0059 2026-03-05 S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 2026-03-05 S Received for Concurrence 2026-03-04 H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0 2026-03-03 H 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-03-02 H COW:Passed 2026-02-26 H Placed on General File 2026-02-26 H H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 2026-02-20 H Introduced and Referred to H08 - Transportation 2026-02-19 H Received for Introduction 2026-02-19 S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 2026-02-18 S 2nd Reading:Passed 2026-02-17 S COW:Passed 2026-02-16 S Placed on General File 2026-02-16 S S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 2026-02-10 S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-0-1-0-0 2026-02-05 S Received for Introduction 2026-01-30 Bill Number Assigned
Votes
2026-02-10 Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-0-1-0-0 Yea: 30 Nay: 0 2026-02-16 S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 Yea: 5 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 Yea: 31 Nay: 0 2026-02-26 H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0 Yea: 9 Nay: 0 2026-03-04 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0 Yea: 58 Nay: 2 2026-03-05 Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0 Yea: 31 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-10 J Revenue 2026-02-20 J Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Amendments
2026-02-16 Senate Committee Amendment SF0061SS001 2026-02-26 House Committee Amendment SF0061HS001
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-30 Introduced 2026-02-19 Engrossed 2026-03-05 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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