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HB0154 • 2025
False voting-amendments.
AN ACT relating to elections; clarifying that the false voting statute includes out-of-state voting; authorizing the secretary of state to request an investigation; 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
- Representative Brady
- Last action
- 2025-03-06
- Official status
- inactive
- Effective date
- 3/1/2025
Plain English Breakdown
The official summary does not provide additional details beyond what was already known from the bill title and text.
Clarifying False Voting Rules
The bill aims to update election laws by including out-of-state voting in the definition of false voting and allowing the secretary of state to request investigations.
What This Bill Does
- Updates the law to include out-of-state voting as part of false voting rules.
Who It Names or Affects
- People who vote in elections
- The secretary of state
Terms To Know
- False Voting
- Voting more than once or voting illegally.
- Secretary of State
- A state official who oversees elections and other government functions.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill did not pass in the current session.
- It does not specify what happens if someone is found guilty of false voting.
Amendments
These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.
Plain English: The amendment removes certain Senate amendments from the bill and adopts others.
- Removes specific Senate amendments (HB0154SS001/A, HB0154S2001/A, HB0154S3001/A) from the bill.
- Adopts other specific Senate amendments (HB0154S2002/A, HB0154S3002/A) into the bill.
- The exact content and implications of the adopted and deleted Senate amendments are not provided in the amendment text.
- Without knowing the details of the removed and added amendments, it's unclear what specific changes this will make to the original bill.
Plain English: The amendment changes part of a bill about election rules by removing certain phrases and adding new language.
- Removes the phrase 'clarifying that the false' from the beginning of the bill's description.
- Replaces 'voting;' with 'amending the false voting statute as specified;' in the bill's description.
- Strikes out ', or offering to vote,' from a specific part of the bill.
- The amendment text does not explain what changes are made by 'as specified' and does not provide details on how the false voting statute is amended.
Plain English: The amendment changes a specific part of HB0154 to clarify that voting laws apply to out-of-state voting and adds requirements for the secretary of state's actions.
- Changes 'an' to 'a Wyoming' in line 3, page 2, to specify the context.
- Deletes 'Wyoming election or' and replaces it with '(v)' in line 4, page 2, to adjust the list format.
- Adds text after 'of state' on line 9, page 2, requiring consultation with the county clerk before taking certain actions.
- The amendment's technical changes may not fully explain its broader implications without additional context from the bill itself.
Plain English: The amendment removes certain phrases and sections from HB0154 that relate to authorizing investigations and specific amendments.
- Removes the phrase 'authorizing' from the bill's text.
- Deletes a line that mentions requesting an investigation.
- Eliminates the section labeled '(e)' in the bill.
- Strikes out lines on page 2 related to previous amendments.
- The exact impact of these deletions is not fully explained, making it unclear what specific authorizations or investigations were removed.
Plain English: The amendment removes the word 'then' from a specific line in HB0154.
- Removes the word 'then' from page 2, line 4 of the bill.
- This change does not provide context about why removing 'then' is necessary or what effect it will have on the overall meaning of the statute.
HB0154SS001
Standing Committee • Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivi
Adopted
Plain English: The amendment removes the phrase 'or offering to vote' from a section of HB0154 that deals with false voting.
- Removes the phrase 'or offering to vote,' which was part of the original bill's description of what constitutes false voting.
- The amendment does not provide additional context about why this specific phrase is being removed or how it will affect the overall meaning and enforcement of the law.
Bill History
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2025-03-06
Senate
S postponed indefinitely
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2025-03-05
House
Pursuant to JR 2-1(c): H Appointed JCC02 Members
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2025-03-03
Senate
S Appointed JCC01 Members
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2025-02-28
House
H Appointed JCC01 Members
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2025-02-28
House
H Concur:Failed 1-57-4-0-0
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2025-02-28
House
H Received for Concurrence
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2025-02-28
Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 29-2-0-0-0
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2025-02-27
Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
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2025-02-26
Senate
S COW:Passed
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2025-02-19
Senate
S Placed on General File
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2025-02-19
Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 3-2-0-0-0
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2025-02-10
Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
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2025-02-05
Senate
S Received for Introduction
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2025-02-05
House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0
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2025-02-04
House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
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2025-02-03
House
H COW:Passed
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2025-01-29
House
H Placed on General File
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2025-01-29
House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
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2025-01-21
House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
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2025-01-14
House
H Received for Introduction
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2025-01-13
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Bill Number Assigned
Current Bill Text
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25LSO-0575
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0575
Introduced
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0154
False voting-amendments.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Brady, Bear, Heiner, Lien, McCann and Neiman and Senator(s) Pearson
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to elections; clarifying that the false voting statute includes out-of-state voting; authorizing the secretary of state to request an investigation; and providing for an effective date.
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(a)(iv) and (e) is amended to read:
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106.
False voting.
(a)
False voting consists of performing any of the following acts in connection with or related to the election process or an election:
(iv)
Voting, or offering to vote, more than once in an election
, including voting more than once in a Wyoming election, or voting in any other state and then voting, or offering to vote, in Wyoming for the same federal election
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(e)
The county sheriff shall investigate acts of false voting at the request of
the secretary of state or
a county clerk who has reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed false voting.
After an investigation and a finding that the allegation has merit, the county sheriff shall refer the matter to the district attorney for prosecution in the appropriate courts of this state.
Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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