HB0080 • 2022

Campaign reports-amendments.

AN ACT relating to campaign reports; requiring all campaigns and political action committees to file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures; removing a requirement that limited the reports to funds that were expended; increasing the fine for failing to file a campaign report with the secretary of state; 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: 2022-03-09
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details about how long after an election campaigns must file their reports, nor does it specify if there are any exceptions or exemptions from filing detailed reports.

Campaign Reporting Requirements

This law requires campaigns and political action committees to file detailed financial reports, increases fines for non-compliance with these reporting requirements, and sets an effective date of July 1, 2022.

What This Bill Does

Requires all campaigns and political action committees to file itemized statements of contributions and expenditures regardless of whether funds were actually expended in a primary, general, or special election.
Increases the fine for failing to file a campaign report with the secretary of state from $500 total to up to $500 per day until the report is filed.

Who It Names or Affects

Campaigns and political action committees
The secretary of state's office

Terms To Know

Itemized statement: A detailed list showing each contribution received or expenditure made by a campaign or political committee.
Civil penalty: A fine imposed for breaking a law, usually to punish and discourage the behavior rather than as criminal punishment.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how long after an election campaigns must file their reports.
It is unclear if there are any exceptions or exemptions from filing these detailed reports.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0080H2001

2nd reading • Representative Laursen

Failed

Plain English: The amendment changes how fines are calculated for failing to file campaign reports, making them vary based on whether the person filing is a resident of Wyoming or not.

Removes the fixed $500 fine and replaces it with different amounts depending on if the person is a resident of Wyoming or not.
Adds new subparagraphs (A) and (B) to specify fines for residents and nonresidents.

The exact impact on campaign reporting requirements remains unchanged by this amendment.

HB0080SS001

Standing Committee • Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording in a section of HB0080 by inserting 'Up to' after '(i)', which may modify how contributions and expenditures are reported.

Inserts 'Up to' after '(i)' in the bill text.

The exact impact of this change on campaign reporting requirements is unclear without additional context or explanation.

Bill History

2022-03-09 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 37
2022-03-09 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0022
2022-03-07 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0022
2022-03-07 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0022
2022-03-07 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0022
2022-03-07 House
H Concur:Passed 41-18-1-0-0
2022-03-04 House
H Received for Concurrence
2022-03-04 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 22-8-0-0-0
2022-03-03 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-03-02 Senate
S COW:Passed
2022-03-01 Senate
S Placed on General File
2022-03-01 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2022-02-23 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2022-02-21 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-02-21 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 41-15-4-0-0
2022-02-18 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2022-02-17 House
H COW:Passed
2022-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2022-02-16 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2022-02-15 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 51-9-0-0-0
2022-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2022-02-08 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0055
Bill No.:

HB0080

Effective:

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

22LSO-0055

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0022

Chapter No.:

37

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Campaign reports-amendments.

Subject:

Campaign reporting requirements.

Summary/Major Elements:

Amends existing law to require campaigns and political action committees to file itemized statements of contributions and expenditures regardless of whether an expenditure took place in a primary, general, or special election.

Amends the penalty for failing to file a campaign report with the secretary of state from five hundred dollars ($500.00) total to five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day until the report is filed.
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

Read the full stored bill text

22LSO-0055

ORIGINAL House

ENGROSSED
Bill No
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HB0080

ENROLLED ACT NO. 22,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

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

Section 1
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W.S. 22
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106(b)(i) and 22
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108(f)(i) are amended to read:

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Filing of campaign reports.

(b)

Reports of itemized statements of contributions and expenditures, and statements of termination shall be made with the appropriate filing officers specified under W.S. 22
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107 and in accordance with the following:

(i)

Except as otherwise provided in this section, any political action committee and candidate's campaign committee, or any political action committee formed under the law of another state that contributes to a Wyoming political action committee or to a candidate's campaign committee
, which expends any funds in any primary, general or special election
shall file an itemized statement of contributions and expenditures at least seven (7) days but not more than fourteen (14) days before any primary, general or special election. Any contribution received or expenditure made after the statement has been filed, through the day of the election, whether a primary, general or special election, shall be filed as an amendment to the statement within ten (10) days after the election;

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Failure of persons to file reports; notice; penalties; reconsideration.

(f)

The appropriate filing office or the county attorney, for reports required to be filed with the county clerk, shall issue a final order imposing the civil penalty specified in this subsection against any person failing to comply with W.S. 22
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one (21) days from the date the notice was sent under subsection (b) of this section.

The final order shall be sent to the person at their address of record and shall notify the person of the right to request reconsideration of the order as provided in subsection (h) of this section.

The filing office or county attorney shall impose the following civil penalty in the final order:

(i)

Up to f
ive hundred dollars ($500.00)
per day beginning on the date of the final order and ending when the report is filed
for a failure to file a report with the secretary of state;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2022
.

(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