Unincorporated nonprofit DAO's.
Wyoming's SF 50 creates a legal framework for "decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations" (DAOs) operating without traditional corporate structure. The bill defines these organizations as requiring at least 100 members with a common nonprofit purpose, governed by "governing principles" (including smart contracts on distributed ledgers), and prohibits profit distributions to members except for reasonable compensation. It requires assets to be distributed to charitable causes upon dissolution and specifies that Wyoming law governs such associations formed in the state. This directly affects DAOs seeking formal recognition for nonprofit activities while operating through decentralized digital governance.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 13, 2024
Signed Mar 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
22–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 23, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 8, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Signed SEA No. 0023
legislature
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 50-10-2-0-0
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 23-7-0-0-1
upper
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
S09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-0-0-1
upper
Feb 13, 2024
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S09 - Minerals 31-0-0-0-0
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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