§ 22-24-304 — Requirements as to proposed bill

Wyoming § 22-24-304

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 22: Elections
• Ch. 24: INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
• Art. 3: INITIATIVE

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(a) In an initiative, the proposed bill shall be confined
to one (1) subject, the entire subject of the bill shall be
expressed in the title, the enacting clause shall be: "Be it
enacted by the people of the state of Wyoming:" and the bill
shall not include subjects restricted by W.S. 22-24-301.
(b) In an initiative, concurrently with the filing of the
application, the proposed bill shall be submitted by the
committee of applicants to the secretary of state for review and
comment. The proposed bill shall be in the format required for
bills by W.S. 8-1-105. If the secretary of state determines
that the proposed bill is not in the format required, he shall
provide the committee of applicants a copy of W.S. 8-1-105 and
an example bill meeting the format, and shall request the
committee revise and resubmit the proposed bill. Upon request of
the secretary of state, the legislative service office or any
agency in the executive department shall render assistance in
reviewing and preparing comments on the proposed bill. No later
than fourteen (14) calendar days after the date of submission,
at a conference scheduled by the secretary of state, the
secretary shall render to the committee of applicants comments
on any problems encountered concerning the format or contents of
the proposed bill. If the legislature is in session at the time
the conference would otherwise be required to be held, then the
conference shall be held within ten (10) days after the
adjournment of the session. The comments shall not be disclosed
prior to the conference with the committee of applicants but, at
such time as the application is certified, the comments shall
become a public record. After the conference but before
certification the committee of applicants may amend the proposed
bill in response to some or all of the comments of the secretary
of state and resubmit the proposed bill in accordance with this
subsection, or they may disregard the comments entirely. The
committee of applicants shall notify the secretary of state in
writing within five (5) calendar days after the conference
whether the proposed bill will be amended. If the proposed bill
is to be amended it shall be resubmitted for review and comment
in accordance with this subsection. At any time the committee of
applicants chooses not to amend or further amend a proposed
bill, the committee of applicants may submit the proposed bill
to the secretary of state for certification.
(c) No later than thirty (30) days after a proposed bill
is submitted for certification, the committee of applicants
shall submit to the secretary of state the names, signatures,
addresses and the date of signing of one hundred (100) qualified
registered voters who will act as sponsors supporting the
application and proposed bill in their final form. The
committee of applicants may act as sponsors if duly qualified.
The thirty (30) day requirement of this subsection shall be
extended by the number of days any conference under subsection
(b) of this section is delayed as a result of abatement of the
conference during a legislative session.
(d) The legislative service office shall provide the
secretary of state's office with a template of the format
required for bills by W.S. 8-1-105. The secretary of state
shall make the template available to the public in an electronic
format on the official secretary of state website.