SF0166

Signed into Law

Political party formation-amendments.

Extend the deadline for collecting and submitting signatures to establish a new political party.

Full legal title

AN ACT relating to elections; amending the time for circulating and filing a petition to form a new political party; and providing for an effective date.

Elections

Sponsor:

Co-sponsors: Representative(s) Brown, G, Eklund, Filer, Johnson, Knapp, Locke, Lucas, Schmid, Wasserburger, Webb, Senator(s) Dockstader, Hutchings, McKeown, Pappas, Steinmetz

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What does this bill do?

Amends Wyoming election law to move up the timeline for circulating and filing petitions to form a new political party.

Changes the deadline for filing a petition to form a new political party from June 1 to May 1 in any general election year when the party seeks to qualify for the general election ballot. (W.S. 22-4-402(a), Sec. 1)
Changes the earliest date for circulating a petition to form a new political party from April 1 to March 1 of the year preceding the general election. (W.S. 22-4-402(e), Sec. 1)

Effective: July 1, 2025

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Actions (21)

3/18/2025(LSO)

Assigned Chapter Number 157

3/18/2025(Governor)

Governor Signed SEA No. 0074

3/4/2025(House)

H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0074

3/4/2025(Senate)

S President Signed SEA No. 0074

3/4/2025(LSO)

Assigned Number SEA No. 0074

3/4/2025(House)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

3/3/2025(House)

H 2nd Reading:Passed

2/28/2025(House)

H COW:Passed

2/27/2025(House)

H Placed on General File

2/27/2025(House)

H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

2/24/2025(House)

:Rerefer to H08 - Transportation

2/13/2025(House)

H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations

2/12/2025(House)

H Received for Introduction

2/12/2025(Senate)

S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-1-0-0

2/11/2025(Senate)

S 2nd Reading:Passed

2/10/2025(Senate)

S COW:Passed

1/31/2025(Senate)

S Placed on General File

1/31/2025(Senate)

S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 4-0-1-0-0

1/28/2025(Senate)

S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations

1/24/2025(Senate)

S Received for Introduction

1/23/2025(LSO)

Bill Number Assigned

Roll Call Votes (2)

H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-2-0-0

Key VotePassed

3/4/2025HouseYea 60Nay 0Excused 2

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Yea: Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, G. Brown, L. Brown, Byron, E. Campbell, K. Campbell, Chestek, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Jarvis, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, McCann, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Posey, Provenza, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Sherwood, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie, Yin, Neiman

Excused: Lucas, Storer

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H08 - Transportation:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

Recommended

2/27/2025HouseYea 9Nay 0

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Yea: BANKS, GERINGER, LARSEN, MCCANN, NICHOLAS, POSEY, TARVER, WYLIE, BROWN

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