ORIGINALHB0178S3003 HOUSE(TO ENGROSSED BILLCOPY) NO.Delete the Jones second reading amendment (HB0178S2001/AE) entirely and further amend as follows:

HB01784 ENROLLEDPage ACT2-line NO.2 After "(a)" insert "Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,".

35,7 HOUSEPage OF7-after REPRESENTATIVESline SIXTY-EIGHTH12 LEGISLATUREInsert OFand THErenumber STATEas OFnecessary: WYOMING BUDGET SESSION AN ACT relating to labor and employment;

prohibiting9 "(d) A public employersemployer andmay specifieddeduct organizationsfunds from automaticthe deductionspay of duesa andpublic uniformemployee assessmentsat asthe specified;public employee's request for any one (1) or more of the following purposes:

specifying(i) penalties;The funds are used for the necessary support of the poor and the public employee receives no compensation or consideration in return;

providing(ii) andThe amendingpublic definitions;employee requests the deduction of funds to complete any lawful transaction, provided that the public employee agrees to pay all reasonable costs incurred by the public employer associated with the deduction of funds.".

makingPage conforming9-line amendments;1 Delete "July 1, 2026" and insert "January 1, 2027".

specifyingBARLOW applicability;1

and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S.

27-7-116 is created to read:

27-7-116.

Public employee labor organizations;

limitations on support.

(a) No public employer, nor its agents or representatives or any persons acting on behalf of the public employer, shall use or authorize the use of public funds or facilities to support or fundraise by:

(i) Deducting dues, fees, assessments, fines or contributions from the pay of any public employee on behalf of a:

(A) Labor organization or its affiliate;

(B) Political action committee governed under title 22, chapter 25 of the Wyoming statutes;

(C) Political organization as defined by 26 U.S.C.

§ 527(e)(1);

(D) Political committee as defined by 52 U.S.C.

§ 30101(4);

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35, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING BUDGET SESSION (E) Any candidate for federal, state or local office.

(b) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to:

(i) Authorize a governmental entity that does not independently possess the authority to engage in collective bargaining with a labor organization;

(ii) Permit any conduct prohibited by W.S.

9-13-105;

(iii) Permit a public employee to be required to have a connection with a labor organization as a condition of employment, in violation of W.S.

27-7-112;

(iv) Impair the right of fire fighters to collectively bargain as provided by W.S.

27-10-101 through 27-10-109, including the ability to collectively bargain for deductions from wages;

(v) Require a governmental entity to take actions that would violate 49 U.S.C.

§ 5333(b) or jeopardize its continued eligibility to receive federal transit administration funding;

(vi) Prohibit a public employee from paying dues, fees, contributions or other charges directly to a labor organization or a political fund organized by or associated with the labor organization;

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