HB0059 Bond election language process. | Wyoming Bill

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law, so its exact impact is uncertain.

Rules for Bond Elections

The bill changes the requirements for bond questions in elections and allows voters to sue if the question is not clear or fair.

What This Bill Does

Requires bond elections to be held on specific dates, such as primary or general election days, or on certain Tuesdays following particular Mondays.

Specifies that political subdivisions must give written notice about a bond election at least 110 days before it happens.

Requiring the purpose of bonds to be stated clearly and impartially in the question given to voters.

Allows people who vote in these elections to sue if they think the bond question is not clear or fair.

Who It Names or Affects

Voters in political subdivisions where bond questions are asked.

Political subdivisions that hold bond elections.

Terms To Know

Bond question

A question put to voters asking if they agree to take on debt for a specific purpose, like building a new school or road.

Civil cause of action

The right to sue someone in court over a legal issue.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.

It is unclear how many bond elections will be affected by these new rules since the bill did not become law.

Current Bill Text

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26LSO-0275
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0275
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0059

Bond election language process.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Lien, Bratten, Campbell, K, Heiner, Hoeft, Locke and Neiman and Senator(s) Ide and Steinmetz

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; amending requirements for the bond question; creating a civil cause of action; 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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103 is amended to read:

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103.

How bond question to be submitted to electors; contents; civil cause of action; approval.

Each bond question shall be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the political subdivision. Every bond election shall be held on the same day as a primary election or a general election, or on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in May or November, or on the Tuesday next following the third Monday in August. Not less than one hundred ten (110) days before a bond election, the political subdivision shall provide written notification to the county clerk specifying the date of the election and the bond question. The bond question shall state the purpose of the bonds
in a true and impartial manner
, the maximum principal amount thereof, the maximum number of years allowed for the indebtedness and the maximum rate of interest to be paid thereon. The secretary of state may promulgate reasonable rules for conducting bond elections where the election is not held at the same time as the general or primary election.

A qualified elector of the political subdivision where the election is held may bring a civil cause of action against the political subdivision alleging the bond question failed to state the purpose of the bond in a true and impartial manner in violation of this section. A bond challenged under this section shall not be issued until after a court has entered a final judgment or decree in the action and all appeals from that judgment have been exhausted or after the time for filing appeals has expired.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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