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S.F. No. 0138 |
County
commissioners-election to modify numbers. |
Sponsored By: Senator(s) Burns and Meier and
Representative(s) Berger, Diercks, Gentile, Iekel, Landon, Law, Martin and Ross
AN ACT
relating to county commissioners; allowing election to increase or decrease
commissioner numbers to be held at special election; and providing for an effective
date.
1/28/2003 Bill Number Assigned
1/29/2003 S Received for Introduction
1/29/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S07
2/4/2003 S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Massie, Meier, Scott and Sessions
Nays: Senator(s) Case
Ayes 4 Nays 1 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/4/2003 S Placed on General File
2/6/2003 S Amendments Considered
SF0138SS001/A ADOPTED
Page 1-line 2 After
"commissioner" insert
"membership;" and delete balance of line.
Page 1-line 3 Delete
"special election;".
Page 1-line 7 Delete
"18-3-501(d)" insert "18-3-501(b), (d)".
Page 1-after line 11 Insert:
"(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)
of this section, any county may increase the membership of its board of county
commissioners from three (3) to five (5) members if a proposition for the
increase is submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the county and a
majority of those casting their ballots vote in favor of the increase.
Additional offices created under this subsection in odd-numbered years
shall be filled at the general election next following the election at which
the increase was approved. Additional offices created under this subsection
in even-numbered years shall be filled at the general election to be held in
two (2) years and not at the current year general election. At that the general election,
not more than one (1) commissioner shall be elected for a term of two (2)
years, and the election ballots shall so state. Each term shall otherwise be
four (4) years.".
Page 1-line 14 Delete
"or special"; after "election" insert "or at
an election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103".
Page 2-line 14 Delete
"or special"; after "election" insert "or at
an election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103".
Page 3-line 9 After
"general" delete "or".
Page 3-line 10 Delete
"special"; after "election" insert "or at an
election date authorized under W.S. 22-21-103".
Page 3-line 21 Delete
"July 1, 2003" insert "immediately upon completion of all acts
necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the
Wyoming Constitution". MEIER,
CHAIRMAN
2/6/2003 S Passed CoW
2/7/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/10/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton,
Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough,
Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck,
Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.
Nays: Senator(s) Case
Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/11/2003 H Received for Introduction
2/11/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H07
2/13/2003 H07 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Illoway, Jansen, Johnson,
L., Latta, Martin, McOmie, Petersen, Prosser and Ross
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/13/2003 H Placed on General File
2/27/2003 H Passed CoW
2/28/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading
3/1/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R.,
Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee,
Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harvey,
Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen,
Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer,
Miller, D., Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser,
Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren
and Wostenberg.
Excused: Representative(s)
Harshman, Nicholas and Wasserburger.
Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 3
Absent 0 Conflicts 0
3/1/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0062
3/3/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0062
3/3/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062
3/6/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0062
Chapter No.
0157 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.