HB0039 • 2024

Campaign reporting.

AN ACT relating to campaign practices; clarifying when groups are required to file as an organization for purposes of campaign reporting; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Corporations
Last action: 2024-02-12
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law, so its provisions do not currently apply.

Campaign Reporting Rules

This act clarifies when groups must file reports about their campaign activities and sets an effective date.

What This Bill Does

Changes the definition of 'organization' to include any group of two or more people who pool money for election-related spending over $1,000 if they do not already meet another definition of organization.
Requires these groups to report their activities unless all members are disclosed in the election communication or independent expenditure.

Who It Names or Affects

Campaign organizations and groups that spend money on elections.

Terms To Know

Organization: A group, like a corporation or partnership, that must report its campaign activities if it spends over $1,000 on election-related spending. This now includes any group of two or more people who pool money for such purposes.
Independent Expenditures: Spending by groups to influence elections without coordinating with candidates.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It does not specify how the new rules will be enforced or what penalties there are for non-compliance.

Bill History

2024-02-12 House
H Failed Introduction 37-23-2-0-0
2024-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2024-01-03 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0099
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0099
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0039

Campaign reporting.

Sponsored by: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to campaign practices; clarifying when groups are required to file as an organization for purposes of campaign reporting; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

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101(d)(iv) is amended to read:

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101.

Definitions; statement of formation.

(d)

As used in this chapter:

(iv)

"Organization", as used in this chapter, means any corporation, partnership, trade union, professional association or civic, fraternal or religious group or other profit or nonprofit entity or any other entity influencing an election, except a political party, political action committee or candidate's campaign committee.
"Organization" includes any group of two (2) or more persons that do not otherwise meet the definition of organization under this paragraph if the group pools or otherwise jointly expends funds totaling in aggregate more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), even if the expenditure of pooled funds is made by one (1) individual, for the purpose of causing independent expenditures or electioneering communications in any primary, general or special election, provided that the group shall not be required to file as an organization under this chapter if all members of the group are disclosed on the electioneering communications or with the independent expenditures.

Section 2
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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.

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