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HB0169 • 2026

Prohibiting use of public funds for organization membership.

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the payment of association and organization membership fees from public funds for specified organizations; prohibiting the payment of expenses for association and organization activities as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Representative Webb
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide a detailed summary text, so some details were inferred from the bill text itself.

Stopping Public Money for Certain Group Memberships

The bill stops government money from being used to pay membership fees and expenses related to specific organizations.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a new law that says public funds cannot be used to pay membership fees or dues for certain groups.
  • Lists four specific organizations that the rule applies to: Environmental Council of the States, Council of Chief State School Officers, National Association of Medicaid Directors, and Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
  • Prohibits using public money to cover expenses like travel costs when attending events organized by these groups.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State agencies and political subdivisions in Wyoming
  • Specific organizations listed in the bill

Terms To Know

Public funds
Money given to state agencies or local governments by the government.
Specified organizations
Certain groups named in the law that cannot receive public money for membership fees or related expenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not apply to contracts or agreements made before its effective date.
  • It is unclear how this will affect existing relationships between state agencies and the listed organizations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-13 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2026-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2026-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
26LSO-0484
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0484
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0169

Prohibiting use of public funds for organization membership.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webb, Brady and Lucas

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting the payment of association and organization membership fees from public funds for specified organizations; prohibiting the payment of expenses for association and organization activities as specified; specifying applicability; 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. 9
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201 is created to read:

ARTICLE 2
LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF STATE FUNDS

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Prohibition on use of public funds for certain organizations.

(a)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Public funds" means any funds appropriated by the legislature or any money received by a state agency or political subdivision pursuant to law;

(ii)

"Specified organizations" means any of the following:

(A)

Environmental council of the states;

(B)

Council of chief state school officers;

(C)

National association of medicaid directors;

(D)

Association of state and territorial health officials.

(b)

No public funds shall be expended to pay membership fees, dues or any other contribution to a specified organization. For purposes of this section, "contribution" shall include payments made in exchange for membership benefits that do not include the purchase of goods or services.

(c)

No public funds shall be expended to pay for any expenses where the primary purpose of the expenditure is to participate in a specified organization. For purposes of this section, "expenditure" shall include travel, registration fees or other costs associated with conferences, meetings or other events sponsored by a specified organization.

Section 2
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Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter, amend or impair any contract or other agreement entered into before the effective date of this act.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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