Title 9, Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Nepotism. (a) No public official, public member or public employee shall advocate or cause the employment, appointment, promotion, transfer or advancement of a family member to an office or position of the state, a county, municipality or a school district. A public official, pub…

Misuse of office. (a) A public official, public member or public employee shall not use public funds, time, personnel, facilities or equipment for his private benefit or that of another unless the use is authorized by law. (b) A public official, public member or public employee s…

Official decisions and votes. (a) A public official, public member or public employee shall not make an official decision or vote on an official decision if the public official, public member or public employee has a personal or private interest in the matter. In determining whet…

Actions taken while negotiating for employment. A public official, public member or public employee may not vote or take an official action in a matter affecting a person with whom the public official, public member or public employee is negotiating for prospective employment.

Disclosure required. (a) Not later than January 31 annually, each of the state's five (5) elected officials and each member of the Wyoming legislature shall file a financial disclosure form with the secretary of state. The form shall be signed by the elected official or legislato…

Penalties. (a) Any person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). (b) Violation of any provision of this act constitutes sufficient cause for termination of a public employee's employ…

Second amendment defense. The attorney general may seek to intervene or file an amicus curiae brief in any lawsuit filed in any state or federal court in Wyoming, or filed against any Wyoming citizen or firm in any other jurisdiction for damages for injuries as a result of the us…

Unauthorized federal agency actions. (a) The legislature finds: (i) Rules enacted and other actions taken by a federal agency in excess of authority authorized by the United States congress acting within its powers under the United States constitution violate the constitution; (i…

COVID-19 vaccine mandate; prohibitions. (a) As used in this section: (i) "COVID-19" means as defined by W.S. 1-1- 141(a)(ii); (ii) "COVID-19 vaccination" means any vaccine that is marketed to prevent COVID-19 or any vaccine that is marketed to diminish or decrease the symptoms of…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Protection Act."

Declaration of authority. (a) The Second Amendment Protection Act is enacted under the authority of the second and tenth amendments to the United States Constitution, article 1, section 24 of the Wyoming Constitution, Wyoming's agreement with the United States that the state adop…

Prohibiting the enforcement of federal regulation of firearms, firearm accessories, magazines and ammunition; penalties; defense of Wyoming citizens. (a) This state and all political subdivisions of this state are prohibited from using any personnel or funds appropriated by the l…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Prohibit Red Flag Gun Seizure Act."

Prohibiting the implementation or enforcement of a red flag gun seizure, preempting local law, penalties. (a) For purposes of this act: (i) "Red flag gun seizure" means a federal statute, rule, executive order, judicial order or judicial finding or any state statute, rule, execut…

Civil actions permitted, remedies; criminal offense. (a) Any agency of the state, political subdivision or law enforcement agency that employs any public officer or peace officer, as defined in W.S. 7-2-101(a)(iv), who knowingly violates any provision of this act and enforces a r…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Assign" or "assignment" means a policy, process or practice that labels, links or otherwise associates a firearms or ammunition code with a merchant or payment card transaction in a manner that allows any entity facilitating or processin…

Prohibitions on data collection and use. (a) No state governmental agency or local government, special district or other political subdivision or official, agent or employee of the state or other governmental entity or any other person, public or private, shall knowingly or willf…

Civil actions. (a) The attorney general may investigate alleged violations of this act and, upon finding a violation, shall provide written notice to any person or entity, public or private, believed to be in violation of this act. Upon receipt of written notice from the attorney…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Natural Resource Protection Act."

Declaration of authority and policy. (a) The Natural Resource Protection Act is enacted under the authority of the tenth amendment to the United States constitution and Wyoming's agreement with the United States that the state adopted when it joined the union under the United Sta…

Prohibiting the use of state resources for enforcement of federal regulations regarding federal land management. (a) Upon a determination by the governor, with advice from the attorney general, that an executive order, final rule or regulation of the federal government does not c…

Central bank digital currency; prohibition; definitions. (a) No state agency shall require payment in the form of a central bank digital currency for any government service, or for the payment of any taxes or fees. (b) No state agency shall use public funds to assist in any manne…

Compelled speech; civil action. (a) The state and its political subdivisions shall not compel or require an employee to refer to another employee using that employee's preferred pronouns: (i) As a condition of continuing or commencing employment or contracting with the state or a…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Board" means the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board created by W.S. 9-15-104; (ii) "Income account" means the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust income account created by W.S. 9-15-103(b); (iii) "Large…

Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account created; income account created; expenditures; purposes. (a) A trust account is created to be known as the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account. The trust account shall consist of those funds designated to the acc…

Wildlife and natural resource trust account board established; terms; meetings; duties. (a) There is created the Wyoming wildlife and natural resource trust account board. The board shall consist of nine (9) members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, who are r…

Grant applications; eligible entities. (a) The board may only grant funds to nonprofit and governmental organizations. The board shall award grants to promote, preserve and enhance the wildlife, multiple use, natural resource and environmental heritage of Wyoming and its people. …

Audits. The director of the department of audit or his designee shall audit the trust account annually. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee, the select committee and the joint travel, recreation, wildlife and cultural …

Application to mineral estates. No provision of this act shall be construed to alter the law of Wyoming regarding the primacy of the mineral estate, to limit access to the mineral estate or to limit development of the mineral estate.

Energy impacted county roads program; definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) "Board" means the state loan and investment board; (ii) "Energy impacted counties" means counties which are eligible for funding under this chapter as determined in accordance with W.S. 9-16-102; …

Energy impacted county roads program; creation, rulemaking. (a) The board shall establish and administer the energy impacted county roads program as provided by this chapter. Applications for a grant under the program shall be made on forms prescribed by and subject to rules prom…

Energy impacted county roads program account. (a) There is created the energy impacted county roads program account within the office of the treasurer. Funds in the account shall be continually distributed to energy impacted counties to further the purposes of the program at the …

Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Lottery Act."

Legislative findings and declarations. (a) It is found and declared by the legislature: (i) That lottery games are an entrepreneurial enterprise and that the state shall create a public body, corporate and politic, known as the Wyoming lottery corporation, with comprehensive and …

Definitions. (a) As used in this chapter: (i) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 33, § 2. (ii) "Board" means the board of directors of the Wyoming lottery corporation; (iii) "Central control computer" means a central site computer controlled by the corporation to which all lottery termin…

Wyoming lottery corporation created; membership of board of directors; appointment; terms; filling of vacancies; conflict of interests; reimbursement for expenses; officers; quorum. (a) There is created the Wyoming lottery corporation which is a body politic and corporate operati…

General duties of board of directors. (a) The board of directors shall provide the chief executive officer with private sector perspectives of a large marketing enterprise. The board shall: (i) Approve, disapprove, amend or modify the budget recommended by the chief executive off…

Appointment of chief executive officer; compensation. The board of directors shall appoint and shall provide for the compensation of a chief executive officer who shall be an employee of the corporation and who shall direct the day-to-day operations and management of the corporat…

General powers of corporation. (a) The corporation shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to its usefulness in carrying out and effectuating the purposes and provisions of this chapter which are not in conflict with the constitution of this state and which are gene…

Adoption by board of procedures regulating conduct of lottery games. (a) The board may adopt regulations, policies and procedures regulating the conduct of lottery games in general, including, but not limited to, regulations, policies and procedures specifying: (i) The type of ga…

Duties of chief executive officer. (a) The chief executive officer of the corporation shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations, policies and procedures adopted by the board. I…

Employees; compensation; restrictions; background investigations; bonding. (a) The corporation shall establish and maintain a personnel program for its employees and fix the compensation and terms of compensation of its employees, including, but not limited to, production incenti…

Disposition of lottery proceeds. (a) As nearly as practical, at least forty-five percent (45%) of the total revenue from the sale of lottery tickets or shares shall be made available as prize money, provided, however, that this subsection shall be deemed not to create any lien, e…

Investigation of vendors; disclosure requirements; restrictions on entry into major procurement contracts. (a) The corporation shall investigate the financial responsibility, security and integrity of any lottery system vendor who is a finalist in submitting a bid, proposal or of…