HB 337 Wyoming House · 2025 Regular Session

Prohibiting foreign funding of ballot measures.

This Wyoming bill prohibits foreign nationals from controlling or influencing groups collecting signatures for statewide ballot initiatives or referendums. It requires these groups to certify they receive no foreign funding, verify donors aren't foreign nationals, and maintain financial records for five years. Violations trigger civil penalties of up to twice the prohibited amount, with enforcement by the Secretary of State. The law directly affects organizations seeking to place statewide votes on the ballot.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Mar 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 5 edits · Mar 6, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was converted from a House draft to an Enrolled Act, adding the formal language required for passage and signing into law. The substantive policy content remains largely the same, prohibiting foreign nationals from influencing Wyoming ballot measures and requiring groups to certify they have no prohibited funding.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include political action committees and organizations in addition to general groups, clarifying who must comply with the foreign funding restrictions.
TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'Original House Bill' to 'Enrolled Act No. 61' with formal legislative session details, indicating the bill has passed both chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature.

Formal signature blocks were added for the Speaker of the House, President of the Senate, and Governor, along with certification language from the Chief Clerk.

Drafting notes and unenacted text from the House version were removed, leaving only the final enacted language.

SCOPE

The bill's scope was broadened to explicitly include political action committees and organizations alongside general groups, ensuring these entities are covered by the foreign funding prohibitions.

DEFINITION

Definitions were reorganized and slightly reordered, with 'Directly or indirectly' moved to the first definition in Section 22-25-116 for clarity.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Feb 12, 2025

How they voted

310
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 3, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican29
29 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Mar 6, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Signed HEA No. 0061
legislature
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
S 3rd Reading:Passed 31-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
S COW:Passed
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-2-2-0-0
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
H COW:Passed
lower
Feb 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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