Prohibition on private funds for conducting elections.
Wyoming's HB 228 prohibits state and county election officials (including county clerks) from accepting private money, grants, or services for election administration costs like voter education, registration, or outreach. The bill requires all election-related expenses to be funded solely with public money, with exceptions only for meals provided to poll workers on election day or during training. It also bans private entities from offering such funds and explicitly allows federal election funding. The law takes effect July 1, 2025, and creates misdemeanor penalties for violations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Mar 18, 2025
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Mar 18, 2025
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The bill was finalized and enrolled after passing through the legislative process, with minor formatting changes to the header information. The substantive policy content regarding the prohibition of private funds for elections remains unchanged from the introduced version.
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Header information was updated to reflect the bill's final enrolled status, including changes from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' and updated legislative session identifiers.
Page numbering and formatting markers were adjusted to match the enrolled act format, with some text repositioned for final publication.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0065
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
H Concur:Passed 56-4-2-0-0
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-1-0-0-0
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-4-1-0-0
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 5-1-1-0-0
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Knapp
RRepublican
Co
Bill Allemand
RRepublican
Co
Cheri Steinmetz
RRepublican
Co
Cody Wylie
RRepublican
Co
Gary Brown
RRepublican
Co
Jeremy Haroldson
RRepublican
Co
John Bear
RRepublican
Co
Ken Clouston
RRepublican
Co
Reuben Tarver
RRepublican
Co
Steve Johnson
RRepublican
Co
Tomi Strock
RRepublican
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