Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB337: Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures.
Status: Chaptered, March 6, 2025
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring groups, political action committees and organizations that are influencing a statewide initiative or referendum to file statements related to funding from prohibited sources; prohibiting a foreign national from controlling or influencing the decision making of a group, political action committee or organization influencing a statewide initiative or referendum; providing a cause of action; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections; requiring groups, political action committees and organizations that are influencing a statewide initiative or referendum to file statements related to funding from prohibited sources; prohibiting a foreign national from controlling or influencing the decision making of a group, political action committee or organization influencing a statewide initiative or referendum; providing a cause of action; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to elections; requiring groups, political action committees and organizations that are influencing a statewide initiative or referendum to file statements related to funding from prohibited sources; prohibiting a foreign national from controlling or influencing the decision making of a group, political action committee or organization influencing a statewide initiative or referendum; providing a cause of action; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 22‐24‐202 and 22‐25‐116 are created to read: 22‐24‐202. Prohibition of foreign funding influencing statewide ballot measures. (a) As used in this (ii) "Prohibited source" means contributions from or expenditures by a foreign national; (iii) "Directly or indirectly" means acting either alone or jointly with, through or on behalf of any other committee, organization, person or entity. (b) No foreign national shall direct, control or otherwise directly or indirectly participate in the decision making of any group that is required to file with the secretary of state under W.S. 22‐24‐201(a). (c) Each group of persons that is required to file with the secretary of state under W.S. 22‐24‐201(a) shall file an accompanying certification regarding funding from prohibited sources as provided in this paragraph. The certification shall include the following (ii) That the group shall not knowingly, whether directly or indirectly, receive, solicit or accept contributions or expenditures from a prohibited source …
Sponsors
- Andrew, Ocean (R, H46)
- Marlene Brady (R, H60)
- Kevin Campbell (R, H62)
- Joel Guggenmos (R, H55)
- Paul Hoeft (R, H25)
- Lien, Jayme (R, H38)
- McCann, Darin (R, H48)
- Jacob Wasserburger (R, H11)
- Nina Webber (R, H24) · primary sponsor
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed HEA No. 0061
- : Assigned Chapter Number 121
- : S President Signed HEA No. 0061
- : S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
- : Assigned Number HEA No. 0061
- : H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0061
- : S 2nd Reading:Passed
- : S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
- : S Placed on General File
- : S COW:Passed
Votes
- S 3rd Reading:Passed 20-7-4-0-0 (March 3, 2025): 20 yea, 7 nay, passed
- S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0 (February 27, 2025): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- S Concur:Passed 16-15-0-0-0 (February 12, 2025): 16 yea, 15 nay, passed
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 44-17-1-0-0 (February 7, 2025): 44 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures.
Common questions
- What is HB337?
- HB337 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures.
- What does HB337 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections; requiring groups, political action committees and organizations that are influencing a statewide initiative or referendum to file statements related to funding from prohibited sources; prohibiting a foreign national from controlling or influencing the decision making of a group, political action committee or organization influencing a statewide initiative or referendum; providing a cause of action; specifying penalties; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB337?
- Chaptered as of March 6, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed HEA No. 0061 (March 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB337?
- Nina Webber (R, H24), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB337?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0337
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