Election reporting requirements.
HB 49 requires organizations spending over $1,000 on political activities to file a "statement of formation" detailing their name, addresses, formation date, and purpose. This applies to groups making independent expenditures (like ads supporting/opposing candidates) or electioneering communications (ads targeting voters within specific timeframes before elections). Organizations must file within 10 days of spending funds for these activities, or within 24 hours if acting last-minute before an election. The bill also increases penalties for failing to file and adds a perjury penalty for false statements. This directly affects political groups, nonprofits, and advocacy organizations operating in Wyoming elections.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Signed Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2022 · House Feb 24, 2022
How they voted
21–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 7, 2022
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
2
Mar 15, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0035
legislature
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 41-17-2-0-0
lower
Mar 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 21-8-1-0-0
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 45-14-1-0-0
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations 51-9-0-0-0
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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