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SF0144 • 2021

Public funds-lobbying.

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; prohibiting use of tax revenue for lobbying; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator Biteman
Last action
2021-04-07
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

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No Tax Money for Lobbying

The bill prohibits the use of tax revenue collected under title 39 to fund lobbying activities by state and local governments in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the use of tax revenue from taxes imposed under title 39 to lobby or finance any lobbying efforts.
  • Requires that accounts receiving tax revenues remain separate and independent from those used for lobbying.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state government
  • Local governments in Wyoming

Terms To Know

lobbying
Attempting to influence legislation or campaigning to support or oppose a candidate, initiative, referendum, or ballot proposition.
taxpayer funds
Money collected from taxes imposed under title 39 of the Wyoming statutes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only applies to tax revenue collected on or after July 1, 2021.
  • It does not apply to activities that are part of regular job duties or providing information about proposed laws.

Bill History

  1. 2021-04-07 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2021-03-19 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2021-03-02 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

  4. 2021-03-01 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  5. 2021-03-01 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0667
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0667
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0144

Public funds-lobbying.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Biteman

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to taxation and revenue; prohibiting use of tax revenue for lobbying; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 39
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11
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201 is created to read:

ARTICLE 2
LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURE OF TAX REVENUES

39
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11
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201.

Taxpayer funds for lobbying.

(a)

In no event shall any revenue collected from a tax imposed under this title be expended to lobby or finance any lobbying. The state of Wyoming and any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof receiving or distributing revenue collected from a tax imposed under this title shall lobby or finance any lobbying using accounts that are separate and independent from any account that receives revenues collected from a tax imposed under this title.

(b)

As used in this article, "lobby" or "lobbying" means to attempt to influence legislation or to campaign to support or oppose a candidate, initiative or referendum or ballot proposition. "Lobby" or "lobbying" does not include:

(i)

Testifying before a governmental committee;

(ii)

Providing data, education, proposed language or information on proposed legislation, initiatives, referenda or ballot propositions;

(iii)

Activity by a public official or public employee that is conducted in furtherance of the official's or employee's job duties or that informs the public regarding proposed measures that may significantly impact the official's or employee's government operations or programs.

Section 2.

W.S. 9
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13
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105(b)(intro) and (ii) is amended to read:

9
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13
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105.

Misuse of office.

(b)

A public official, public member
,

or
public employee
or person who receives revenue from a tax imposed under title 39 of the Wyoming statutes
shall not use public funds, time, personnel, facilities or equipment for political or campaign activity unless the use is:

(ii)

Properly incidental to another activity required or authorized by law and the public official, public employee
,

or
public member
or other person who receives revenue from a tax imposed under title 39 of the
Wyoming statutes
allocates and reimburses the governmental entity for any additional costs incurred for that portion of the activity not required or authorized by law.

Section 3.

This act applies to revenue collected on or after July 1, 2021 from a tax imposed under title 39.

Section 4
.

This act is effective July 1, 2021
.

(END)

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