HB0126 • 2015

Candidate filing requirements.

AN ACT relating to elections; providing that a candidate's campaign committee may file reports for the candidate as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Representative Throne
Last action: 2015-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/2/2015

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HB0126HS001

Standing Committee • HCorporations

Adopted

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Bill History

2015-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2015-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0057
2015-02-26 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0057
2015-02-26 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0057
2015-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0057
2015-02-25 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 26-3-1-0-0
2015-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2015-02-23 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-23 Senate
Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2015-02-19 Senate
S COW:Rerefer to S02 - Appropriations
2015-02-19 Senate
S Placed on General File
2015-02-19 Senate
Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
2015-02-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2015-02-06 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2015-02-05 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2015-02-04 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2015-02-03 House
H COW:Passed
2015-02-03 House
Amendment Adopted
2015-01-30 House
H Placed on General File
2015-01-30 House
Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2015-01-29 House
H COW:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations
2015-01-29 House
H Placed on General File
2015-01-29 House
Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2015-01-23 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2015-01-20 House
H Received for Introduction
2015-01-16 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115
Bill No.:
HB0126
Effective
:
3/2/2015

LSO No.:
15LSO-0092

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA 57

Chapter No.:
86

Prime Sponsor:
Throne

Catch Title:
Candidate filing requirements.

Subject:
Candidate reports filing by campaign committee.

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law requires a candidate for office to file certain reports related to elections.

This bill provides if a c
andidate has formed a candidate’
s campaign committee, the committee may file the required reports on behalf of the candidate.

The bill requires the candidate to file a document each election cycle attesting that the facts in the reports are true and the candidate remains responsible for any deficiencies in the report.

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.
HB0126

ENROLLED ACT NO. 57,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to elections; providing that a candidate's campaign committee may file reports for the candidate as specified; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 22
‑
25
‑
106(a)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (j)
is
amended to read:

22
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25
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106
.

Filing of campaign reports.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (g)

subsections (g) and (j)
of this section and in addition to other statements required by this subsection:

(j)

If a candidate has formed a candidate's campaign committee, the committee may file reports
required by this section
on behalf of the candidate
if the candidate provides a signed document
one (1) time each election cycle
authorizing the committee to file reports on behalf of the candidate and attesting that the facts provided in the report are accurate
. If a committee has filed
a required report
on behalf of a candidate
under this subsection
, the candidate shall not be required to separately file
the
report
provided that the candidate shall remain individually responsible for any deficiencies in a report filed by the committee
.

Section
2
.

There is appropriated from the general fund to the secretary of state's office fifty
‑
six thousand dollars ($56,000.00) for the purposes of this act. The secretary of state's office shall not include this appropriation in its 2017
‑
2
0
18 standard budget request.

Section 3
.

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