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HB0039 • 2015

Aggregate campaign contribution limits-repeal.

AN ACT relating to elections; repealing Wyoming's aggregate campaign contribution limit; and providing for an effective date.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Corporations
Last action
2015-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/2/2015

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2015-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2015-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0048

  3. 2015-02-26 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0048

  4. 2015-02-26 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0048

  5. 2015-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0048

  6. 2015-02-24 Senate

    S 3rd Reading:Passed 16-14-0-0-0

  7. 2015-02-23 Senate

    S 2nd Reading:Passed

  8. 2015-02-20 Senate

    S COW:Passed

  9. 2015-02-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2015-02-19 Senate

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0

  11. 2015-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  12. 2015-01-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2015-01-19 House

    H 3rd Reading:Passed 53-7-0-0-0

  14. 2015-01-16 House

    H 2nd Reading:Passed

  15. 2015-01-15 House

    H COW:Passed

  16. 2015-01-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2015-01-15 House

    Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

  18. 2015-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

  19. 2015-01-13 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2015-01-02 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0039
Effective
:
3/2/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0124

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 48

Chapter No.:
80

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Aggregate campaign contribution limits-repeal.

Subject:
C
ampaign finance.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under prior law, no individual, other th
an a candidate or the candidate’
s immediate family, was allowed to make t
otal poli
tical contr
ibutions of more than $50,000
in any two
-
year period of
time.
This limit was known as Wyoming’
s aggreg
ate campaign contribution limit.

This legislation r
epeals Wyoming’s aggregate campaign contribution limit in accordance with recent
case
law from the United States Supreme Court
which indicates the aggr
egate limit is unconstitutional.

Comments:

The repeal of the aggregate campaign contribution limit does not impact other, individual campaign contribution limits established by W.S. 22-25-102.
The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0039

ENROLLED ACT NO.
48
,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF WYOMING
2015 General Session

AN ACT relating to elections; repealing Wyoming's aggregate campaign contribution limit; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section
1
.

W.S. 22
‑
25
‑
102
(c
)(
iii) is repealed.

Section 2
.

This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the
House
.

Chief Clerk

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