WyomingWyoming exempts qualifying family vehicle transfers from sales and use taxes
Starting July 1, 2026, qualifying relatives who buy or receive a vehicle from family members do not pay sales or use tax on the transfer.
What it does
Wyoming law exempts vehicle sales and gifts between close family members from sales and use tax, if the seller or giver paid the required tax when they got the vehicle.
Argument forRelatives may avoid paying sales or use tax on a vehicle transfer when the previous owner paid the required tax.
Argument againstFamilies may still owe tax on a vehicle transfer if the previous owner did not pay the tax required when they got the vehicle.
More detail
Wyoming law exempts qualifying vehicle sales and gifts between immediate family members from sales and use tax. Immediate family members include parents, children, spouses, siblings, stepparents, stepchildren, stepsiblings, grandparents, and grandchildren. The seller or giver must have paid any sales or use tax required by law when they bought or received the vehicle. The sale or gift must be made to an immediate family member. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 8Assigned Chapter Number 79Latest
- Mar 8Governor Mark Gordon Signed SEA No. 0059Became Law
- Mar 6H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0059
- Mar 5S President Signed SEA No. 0059
- Vote recorded S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 5Assigned Number SEA No. 0059
- Mar 5S Concur:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- Mar 5S Received for Concurrence
- Mar 4H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3H 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Mar 3H COW:PassedMinor
- Feb 26H Placed on General File
- Vote recorded H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26H08 - Transportation:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 20H Introduced and Referred to H08 - TransportationMinor
- Feb 19H Received for IntroductionMinor
- Vote recorded S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 19S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 18S 2nd Reading:PassedMinor
- Feb 17S COW:PassedMinor
- Vote recorded S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17S Placed on General File
- Feb 17S03 - Revenue:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0Minor
- Feb 10S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-0-1-0-0Minor
- Vote recorded S Introduced and Referred to S03 - Revenue 30-0-1-0-0. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5S Received for IntroductionMinor
- Jan 30Bill Number AssignedIntroduced
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