AN ACT relating to campaign practices; specifying that federal political action committees are not required to file contribution and expenditure reports if the contributions and expenditures of the committee are exclusively related to federal candidates or issues; and providing for an effective date.
Elections
Enacted
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
Sponsor
Senator Case
Last action
2023-02-21
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2023
Plain English Breakdown
The official summary and text do not provide information about the extent of federal versus state law compliance for PACs beyond reporting requirements.
Federal Political Action Committees Reporting
This law says federal political action committees don't need to file reports with Wyoming if they only support federal candidates or issues.
What This Bill Does
Changes the rules for when federal political action committees must report their activities in Wyoming.
Specifies that these committees do not have to file contribution and expenditure reports if all their work is about federal elections or issues.
Who It Names or Affects
Federal political action committees in Wyoming
The Wyoming secretary of state
Terms To Know
Federal Political Action Committee (PAC)
A group that collects and spends money to support federal candidates or issues.
Contribution
Money given by a person or organization to help a political campaign.
Limits and Unknowns
The law only applies to PACs focusing on federal elections and issues.
It does not change how state-level PACs must report their activities.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment adds a new rule that federal political action committees (PACs) do not need to file reports about their spending if they spend $2,000 or less on any single candidate during an election in Wyoming.
Federal PACs are exempt from filing contribution and expenditure reports if the contributions and expenditures are exclusively related to federal candidates or issues.
The amendment adds a new exemption: Federal PACs do not need to file reports if they spend $2,000 or less per candidate in Wyoming elections.
The amendment only applies to spending limits within the state of Wyoming and does not cover other states.
It is unclear how this change will affect federal PAC reporting requirements outside of Wyoming.
Plain English: The amendment proposes to remove a specific line from the bill that relates to federal political action committees (PACs) and their reporting requirements.
Removes a particular line from the original bill text, which likely contained provisions about reporting contributions and expenditures for federal PACs.
The exact content of the line being deleted is not provided in the amendment text, making it unclear what specific changes this removal would cause.
Without knowing the context and surrounding lines, it's difficult to fully understand the implications of removing just one line from the bill.
Bill History
2023-02-21LSO
Assigned Chapter Number 60
2023-02-21Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0035
2023-02-16House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0035
2023-02-16Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0035
2023-02-16LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0035
2023-02-16House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 38-24-0-0-0
2023-02-15House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-02-14House
H COW:Passed
2023-02-13House
H Placed on General File
2023-02-13House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 6-3-0-0-0
2023-02-08House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2023-01-24House
H Received for Introduction
2023-01-24Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 19-12-0-0-0
2023-01-20Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2023-01-19Senate
S COW:Passed
2023-01-19Senate
S Placed on General File
2023-01-19Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2023-01-10Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
2022-12-28Senate
S Received for Introduction
2022-12-09LSO
Bill Number Assigned
Official Summary Text
Bill Summary - 23LSO-0312
Bill No.:
SF0040
Effective:
7/1/2023
LSO No.:
23LSO-0312
Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0035
Chapter No.:
60
Prime Sponsor:
Case
Catch Title:
Federal political action committees-reports.
Subject:
Elections-federal political action committee reporting.
Summary/Major Elements:
Currently, federal political action committees are not required to file contribution and expenditure reports with the Wyoming secretary of state if the committee is required to comply with federal election law requirements.
This act clarifies that federal political action committees are not required to file reports with the Wyoming secretary of state if the committee is making contributions or expenditures only to federal candidates or for federal issues.
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
23LSO-0312
ORIGINAL Senate
File No
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SF0040
ENROLLED ACT NO. 35,
SENATE
SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session
AN ACT relating to campaign practices; specifying that federal political action committees are not required to file contribution and expenditure reports if the contributions and expenditures of the committee are exclusively related to federal candidates or issues; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 22
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106(g) is amended to read:
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106.
Filing of campaign reports.
(g)
Candidates for federal office, campaign committees for candidates for federal office and federal political action committees
that are making contributions or expenditures only to federal candidates or for federal issues
shall not be required to file contribution and expenditure reports under this section if the candidate or the committee is required to comply with federal election law reporting requirements.
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
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(END)
Speaker of the House
President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk
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