H.B. No. 0120

Volunteer firemen's pension fund-amendments.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) McOmie, Edwards and Landon and Senator(s) Job

 

AN ACT relating to volunteer firemen's pension fund; requiring an annual audit and actuarial review of the fund; clarifying payment of participating member's death benefits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/14/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/15/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/16/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H02

1/23/2003         H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Excused:  Representative(s) Jones

Ayes 6    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2003         H Placed on General File

 

1/27/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0120HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9                                          After "35-9-608" insert "(a),".

Page 3-After line 11                             Insert:

                                                                "(a)  Retirement. – Whenever When any participating member shall attain the retirement age corresponding to his entry age as set forth in the table contained in subsection (d) hereof, the board shall authorize the payment monthly to such member during his remaining lifetime of an amount equal to the member's pension benefit corresponding to his entry age as set forth in such table.".

Page 3-line 13                                        Strike "Whenever" insert "When".

Page 3-line 21                                        Strike "Whenever" insert "When".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0120HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 2                                          After ";" insert "clarifying the definition of volunteer fire department;".

Page 1-line 8                                          After "35-9-601(c)" insert "and (h)(i)".

Page 2-After line 3                                               Insert:

"(h)  A "volunteer fire department" means any duly constituted and organized fire fighting unit:

(i)  Recognized by the appropriate local government with jurisdiction of the area the unit services and which provides fire protection services to the community as a whole pursuant to a contract or agreement with, or as sponsored by, a governmental entity;".  MCOMIE

 

1/27/2003         H Passed CoW

1/28/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

1/29/2003         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, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/4/2003          S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/10/2003         S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2003         S Placed on General File

2/13/2003         S Passed CoW

2/14/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

2/18/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Boggs, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Excused:  Senator(s) Geis

Conflicts:  Senator(s) Barton, Burns and Coe.

Ayes 26    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 3

 

2/18/2003         Assigned Number HEA 0027

2/19/2003         H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0027

2/19/2003         S President Signed HEA No. 0027

2/21/2003         Governor Signed HEA No. 0027

 

Chapter No. 0046  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.