HB0339 • 2025

Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs.

AN ACT relating to elections; limiting regulation by homeowner's associations for the display of campaign signs on association members' property; providing exceptions; providing a definition; providing for a penalty; and providing for an effective date.

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Webber
Last action: 2025-02-10
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore does not have an effective date or legal impact.

Homeowners Associations and Political Campaign Signs

The bill limits what homeowner associations can do to regulate political campaign signs on members' property.

What This Bill Does

Creates a new law that says homeowners associations cannot stop people from putting up political campaign signs inside or outside their homes, as long as the signs follow certain rules.
Allows homeowner associations to set some rules for where and how big the signs can be, but not all of them.
Makes it against the law if someone breaks these sign rules, with a fine of up to $1,000 or jail time for up to six months.
Says that this new rule will apply only to homeowner associations created or making new rules on or after July 1, 2025.

Who It Names or Affects

Homeowners association members who want to put up political signs
Homeowner associations trying to regulate campaign signs

Terms To Know

homeowners' association: A group that manages rules for a neighborhood or housing development.
campaign sign: A poster or banner supporting a political candidate or ballot measure.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and will not become law.
It only applies to homeowner associations created or making new rules on or after July 1, 2025.

Amendments

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

HB0339HW001

Committee of the Whole • Representative Webber

Filed

Plain English: The amendment changes when homeowner's associations can regulate the display of political campaign signs on members' property.

Removes language that sets a specific time limit before election day for displaying signs.
Adds new wording to specify that regulation by HOAs begins after a candidate officially files to run for office.

The exact impact on when and how long campaign signs can be displayed is not fully clear from the amendment text alone.

HB0339HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment removes the penalty provision and specific sections from the bill about homeowner associations' regulations on political campaign signs.

Removes the part of the bill that provided for a penalty.
Deletes sections related to specific rules and exceptions for displaying political campaign signs.

The exact nature of the deleted sections is not specified, so their content cannot be described in detail.

Bill History

2025-02-10 House
H COW:H Did not consider for COW
2025-02-05 House
H Placed on General File
2025-02-05 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2025-02-03 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2025-01-30 House
H Received for Introduction
2025-01-29 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0559
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0559
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0339

Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webber, Andrew, Brady, Guggenmos, Hoeft, McCann, Wasserburger and Wharff

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; limiting regulation by homeowner's associations for the display of campaign signs on association members' property; providing exceptions; providing a definition; providing for a penalty; 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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116 is created to read:

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116.

Regulation by homeowners' associations of display of campaign signs.

(a)

As used in this section, "homeowners' association" means any incorporated or unincorporated association that is owned by or whose members consist primarily of the owners of property governed by an enforceable legal document through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate a residential subdivision, planned unit development, condominium or townhouse development, cooperative, mobile home association, nonprofit land trust or similar planned residential development.

(b)

Except as otherwise provided by this section, no homeowners' association shall prohibit the indoor or outdoor display of a campaign sign, including any flag, advertising a candidate for nomination or election to public office or a clearly identified ballot proposition for an election.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a homeowners' association from establishing regulations that are in accordance with the homeowners' association's bylaws or other governing document for campaign signs that:

(i)

Require a campaign sign posted outdoors to be ground
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mounted or attached to a fence on the homeowners' association member's property;

(ii)

Limit a property owner to displaying not more than one (1) sign for each candidate or ballot proposition;

(iii)

Are displayed earlier than ninety (90) days before the date of the primary election;

(iv)

Are displayed later than thirty (30) days after the date of the general election;

(v)

Are attached in any way to plant material, a traffic control device, a light, a trailer or a vehicle;

(vi)

Include the painting of architectural surfaces;

(vii)

Threaten public health or safety;

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Are larger than four (4) feet by six (6) feet;

(ix)

Violate a law;

(x)

Contain language, graphics or any display that would be obscene pursuant to W.S. 6
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301(a)(iii); or

(xi)

Are accompanied by music or other sounds or by streamers or are otherwise distracting to motorists.

(d)

A homeowners' association may request removal of a campaign sign in accordance with the association's bylaws or governing document that is displayed in violation of a regulation allowed by this section.

Section 2.

W.S. 22
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112(a)(ix) is amended to read:

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Misdemeanor offenses generally.

(a)

Unless a different penalty is specifically provided in this code, the following acts, if knowingly and willfully committed, are misdemeanor offenses punishable by not more than six (6) months in a county jail or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both:

(ix)

Violating W.S. 22
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Section 3.

This act shall apply to any homeowners' association created or creating new legal requirements with owners of property within the association on or after July 1, 2025.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2025
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