Wyo. Code R. 002-0011-1
Effective Date: 09/06/2019 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 002.0011.1.09062019
Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated pursuant to the authority granted the Secretary of State in W.S. 28-7-201 (h) to adopt such rules and regulations.
(a) 'Gift' means anything of value to the extent that consideration of equal or greater value is not received.
(b) 'Gratuity' means an item given voluntarily in return for, or in anticipation of, a service.
(c) 'Hospitality' means a reception or social event in connection with a business meeting, convention or lobbyist activities.
(d) 'Loan' means money lent for temporary use to be repaid with or without interest.
(e) 'Registration period' means May 1 through April 30.
(f) 'Sources of Funding' means the person or organization, who provided the funds required to be itemized under W.S. 28-7-201(d), for each loan, gift, gratuity, special discount, hospitality, special event or function, paid or given to or on behalf of a legislator, state elected official or state employee.
(i) A lobbyist may be his or its own source of funding.
(ii) Membership dues and donations to nonprofit corporations are not sources of funding.
(g) 'Special Discount' means anything of value given or received at a price or consideration that ordinarily would not be available to a member of the public or as a promotional group rate.
(a) New registrations and renewals shall only be filed beginning April 1 for the next lobbyist registration period.
(b) If an individual lobbyist represents an organization which, in turn, represents additional organizations, the lobbyist, when registering, shall indicate both the main organization and each sub-organization the lobbyist is representing.
(a) Filing Date. All lobbyist activity reports and any statements of receipt and expenditure reports required by W.S. 28-7-201(k) shall be filed no later than June 30 for activities during the preceding year May 1 through April 30.
(b) Filing Method. All reports required under the Lobbyist Disclosure Act may be filed via traditional filing, email or other mechanism approved by the Office within the time limit specified in the Act.
(i) A lobbyist who has incurred total lobbyist expenses equal to or greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall file an expense report.
(ii) If the total amount of lobbyist expenditures for reportable expenditures under W.S. 28-7-201(d) and (e) is equal to or greater than five hundred dollars ($500.00), itemization of such expenses is required.
Any person or individual having evidence of a violation of the registration or filing requirements for lobbyists may file a report with the appropriate local law enforcement agency or with the Attorney General's Office.