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Read. Follow. Verify.Wyoming bans public-employer payroll deductions for labor union dues and political funds, effective July 1, 2026
Last action · March 10, 2026: Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035Sponsors: J.D. Williams and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Wyoming prohibits public employers from using public funds or facilities to deduct labor union dues, political committee contributions, or similar assessments from public employee paychecks, starting July 1, 2026. The measure requires public employee labor organizations to submit and publish detailed annual financial reports by February 15, unless they file federal , and establishes misdemeanor penalties for violations.
Public employees must pay union dues and political contributions directly rather than through automatic payroll deductions, and labor organizations must disclose detailed financial expenditures including political and lobbying spending.
- Wyoming is a right-to-work state where employees cannot be required to join or pay dues to a labor union as a condition of employment. context
- Public employee labor organizations in various states utilize automatic payroll deductions administered by government employers to collect membership dues. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public employers
Public employers are prohibited from using public funds or facilities to deduct union dues and political contributions from employee pay.
Public employees
Labor organizations
Labor organizations representing public employees must stop receiving dues via public payroll deductions and must prepare, publish, and distribute detailed annual financial reports unless filing federal form LM-2.
Key Facts
- Public employers and their agents are prohibited from using public funds or facilities to deduct dues, fees, assessments, fines, or contributions for labor organizations, political action committees, political organizations, or political committees from employee pay.
- Labor organizations representing public employees must prepare and submit an annual report by February 15 detailing membership numbers, revenue collected by category, and expenditures on political candidates, legislation, litigation, independent contractors, and transactions of $5,000 or more.
- Labor organizations must distribute the annual report to members, publish it on their website, and provide it to any person upon request.
- Labor organizations that prepare and file a federal labor organization annual report, form LM-2, with the United States Department of Labor are exempt from the state annual reporting requirement.
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- Any person who violates the section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
- Complaints regarding violations may be filed with the attorney general or district attorney of the county where the violation occurred, who may investigate and prosecute.
- The statute excludes public safety agencies and corporate authorities from the definition of a public employer, and preserves collective bargaining rights for firefighters.
- Public employees remain permitted to pay dues, fees, or contributions directly to a labor organization or associated political fund.
- Existing contracts or agreements entered into before the effective date are not altered, amended, or impaired.
- The act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Vetoed by the governor.
Procedural history
24 actions- Mar 10, 2026Governor Vetoed HEA No. 0035
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Received for Concurrence
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Concur:Passed 44-16-2-0-0
- Mar 6, 2026Assigned Number HEA No. 0035
- Mar 6, 2026HouseH Speaker Signed HEA No. 0035
- Mar 6, 2026SenateS President Signed HEA No. 0035
Show 18 earlier actions
- Mar 5, 2026SenateS 3rd Reading:Passed 21-10-0-0-0
- Mar 4, 2026SenateS 2nd Reading:Passed
- Mar 3, 2026SenateS COW:Passed
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS01 - Judiciary:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0
- Feb 27, 2026SenateS Placed on General File
- Feb 24, 2026SenateS Received for Introduction
- Feb 24, 2026SenateS Introduced and Referred to S01 - Judiciary
- Feb 23, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Passed 36-22-4-0-0
- Feb 21, 2026HouseH 3rd Reading:Laid Back
- Feb 20, 2026HouseH 2nd Reading:Passed
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-3-1-0-1
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH Placed on General File
- Feb 19, 2026HouseH COW:Passed 34-22-6-0-0
- Feb 17, 2026House:Rerefer to H04 - Education
- Feb 16, 2026House:Recalled from Committee Pursuant to House Rule 5-6: 32-29-1-0-0
- Feb 13, 2026HouseH Introduced and Referred to H06 - Travel 44-17-1-0-0
- Feb 11, 2026Bill Number Assigned
- Feb 11, 2026HouseH Received for Introduction
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Shift from Payroll Deduction to Direct Member Dues
The bill shifts the collection mechanism for public employee union dues from automatic public-employer payroll deductions to direct payments by employees.
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