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HB0189 • 2026

Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs.

AN ACT relating to elections; limiting regulation by homeowners associations for the display of campaign signs on association members' property; providing exceptions; providing a definition; 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 Webber
Last action
2026-02-13
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2026

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not provide specific examples of when associations can request removal of signs, only general restrictions and exceptions.

Homeowners Associations and Political Campaign Signs

The bill limits what homeowners 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 signs inside or outside their homes, except for certain restrictions.
  • Allows homeowners associations to make rules about where and how many signs someone can put up, as long as the rules don't ban all outdoor signs.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Homeowners association members who want to display political campaign signs on their property.
  • Homeowners associations that make and enforce rules about displaying signs.

Terms To Know

homeowners association
A group of people who own homes in the same area and work together to manage or regulate things like landscaping, parking, and sign displays.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not apply to homeowners associations that already have rules about signs before July 1, 2026.
  • It is unclear how the law will be enforced if an association breaks it.

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

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26LSO-0464
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0464
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0189

Homeowners associations-display of political campaign signs.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webber

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to elections; limiting regulation by homeowners associations for the display of campaign signs on association members' property; providing exceptions; providing a definition; 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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117 is created to read:

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117.

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 political campaign sign, including any sign or flag advertising a candidate for nomination or election to public office or for any ballot proposition.

(c)

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

(i)

Political campaign signs posted outdoors unless they are ground
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mounted or attached to a fence on the homeowners association member's property;

(ii)

A property owner from displaying more than one (1) sign for each candidate or ballot proposition;

(iii)

The display of political campaign signs before the candidate files for candidacy for an elected office in the primary election;

(iv)

The display of political campaign signs more than thirty (30) days after the date of the general election;

(v)

The attachment of political signs in any way to plants, traffic control devices, streetlights, trailers or vehicles;

(vi)

The painting of architectural surfaces;

(vii)

Political campaign signs that threaten public health or safety;

(viii)

Political campaign signs that are larger than four (4) feet by six (6) feet;

(ix)

Political campaign signs that violate a law;

(x)

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

(xi)

Political campaign signs that are accompanied by music or other sounds, streamers, flags, inflatables or that may otherwise cause distraction to motorists.

(d)

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

Section 2
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This act shall apply to homeowners associations that are newly created or whose by
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laws are created or amended to impose restrictions on political signage on or after July 1, 2026.

Section 3
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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