Title 9 — Title 9 — Administration Of The Government

Wyoming small business investment credit. (a) A participating investor under this article shall earn a credit against any state premium tax liability as provided in this section up to one hundred percent (100%) of the participating investor's investment of designated capital in a…

Aggregate limitations on investment tax credits; allocation. (a) The aggregate amount of investment tax credits to be allocated to all participating investors of Wyoming small business investment companies under this article shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000.00…

Requirements for continuance of certification. (a) To maintain certification under this article, a Wyoming small business investment company shall make qualified investments as follows: (i) Within two (2) years after the allocation date, a Wyoming small business investment compan…

Wyoming small business investment company reporting requirements. (a) Each Wyoming small business investment company shall report the following to the council: (i) As soon as practicable after the receipt of designated capital: (A) The name of each participating investor from whi…

Distributions. (a) A Wyoming small business investment company may make a qualified distribution at any time. In order for a Wyoming small business investment company to make a distribution other than a qualified distribution to its equity holders, the cumulative amount of all qu…

Decertification; certification of compliance. (a) The council shall conduct an annual review of each Wyoming small business investment company to determine if each Wyoming small business investment company is abiding by the requirements of this article and to ensure that no inves…

Registration requirements. Each investment by a participating investor for which a tax credit is awarded under this article shall be registered or specifically exempt from registration in accordance with applicable state or federal law.

Reports to the governor and legislature. (a) The council shall make an annual report to the governor, the joint appropriations interim committee and the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee for review and comment. The report shall include: (i) The n…

Economically needed diversity options for Wyoming executive council; creation; appointment and terms of members. (a) There is created the economically needed diversity options for Wyoming (ENDOW) executive council. The members shall represent existing, new and emerging economic s…

General powers and duties of the council; economic diversification policy and strategy; authority of governor. (a) The ENDOW executive council shall: (i) Receive and evaluate public input, opinions and recommendations regarding the diversification of Wyoming's economy and advise …

duties. Coordinator of economic diversification; (a) The governor shall designate a coordinator of economic diversification, who shall be a qualified elector of the state and who may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S.

Economic diversification account created; authorized expenditures. (a) There is created an economic diversification account. All monies in the account are continuously appropriated to the office of the governor to be used for the purposes of this article and as otherwise specifie…

Wyoming research and innovation program fund created; authorized expenditures from the fund; rulemaking. (a) The council shall administer a Wyoming research and innovation program under which matching funds necessary to access federal research and development grant funds or other…

Broadband development program established; purposes; eligibility; definitions. (a) A broadband funding program is established under the Wyoming business council to provide funds to eligible applicants in order to promote the expansion of access to broadband service in unserved ar…

Application process. (a) An eligible applicant shall submit an application to the council on a form prescribed by the council. The council shall develop administrative procedures governing the application and funding process by September 1, 2018. The council shall be responsible …

Application contents; application modification. (a) An applicant for funding under this article shall provide the following information on the application: (i) The location of the project, including a shapefile depicting the location and boundaries of the proposed project area or…

Challenge process. (a) Within three (3) business days of the close of the funding application process, the council shall publish on its official website the proposed geographic broadband service area and the proposed broadband service speeds for each application submitted and sha…

Funding determinations. (a) In evaluating applications and providing funding under this article, the council shall give highest priority to applications which the council determines are public private partnerships. (b) In evaluating applications and entering into agreements to pr…

(a) Limitations. Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 139, § 3. (b) No single project shall exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) in funding provided under this article. (c) The council shall, by rule, adopt provisions to ensure that adequate consideration is provided for the expendi…

Application evaluation report. (a) By June 30 of each year, following adoption of the state broadband enhancement plan, the council shall publish on its website and provide to the joint minerals, business and economic development interim committee a list of all applications for f…

Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 139, § 3.

Advisory council; broadband coordinator. (a) The business council shall, in consultation with the economically needed diversity options for Wyoming (ENDOW) executive council, establish a broadband advisory council consisting of eleven (11) members. One (1) member shall be the sta…

Middle-mile broadband projects. (a) The council may fund middle-mile broadband projects upon receiving an application as provided under this article. The provisions of this article shall apply to middle-mile broadband projects except as otherwise provided by this section. The cou…

Not more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the members shall be of the same political party. (d) The council, annually, shall elect a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary from among its members. The council shall have at least four (4) regularly scheduled meetings each year and…

Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Ethics and Disclosure Act.

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) bill or note; "Anything of value" means: (A) A pecuniary item, including money or a bank (B) A promissory note, bill of exchange, order, draft, warrant, check or bond given for the payment of money; (C) A contract, agreement, promise …

"This act" means W.S. 9-13-101 through Use of title and prestige of public office. (a) No public official, public member or public employee shall use his office or position for his private benefit. (b) As used in this section, "private benefit" means the receipt by the public off…

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…

(a) Unauthorized federal agency actions. 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…

(a) COVID-19 vaccine mandate; prohibitions. As used in this section: (i) 141(a)(ii); "COVID-19" means as defined by W.S. 1-1- (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…

offense. Civil actions permitted, remedies; criminal (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."

(a) Definitions. 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…

"This act" means W.S. 9-14-401 through 9-14-404. 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 pe…

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…

definitions. Central bank digital currency; prohibition; (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…