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HB0040

HB0040: Revisor's Bill to Correct Statutory Errors

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In one sentence

This bill fixes mistakes in existing Wyoming laws, such as incorrect citations, references, and grammatical errors, without changing the underlying policies.

What it does

  • Corrects inadvertent errors in the statutes, including incorrect citations and references to other laws.
  • Fixes grammatical errors and wording mistakes in previous legislation.
  • Updates specific statutory references in laws related to tobacco escrow, taxes, university funding, oil and gas operations, and child welfare.

Who it affects

  • State agencies and courts that use the corrected legal codes.
  • Entities subject to the corrected statutes, such as tobacco product manufacturers and university boards.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill is intended to correct inadvertent errors and does not create new policies or change existing rights.
  • The specific legal impact depends on how the corrected text is applied in individual cases.

Plain language

Terms to know

Revisor's bill
A bill that corrects technical errors, such as wrong section numbers or grammar, in the official legal code.
Statutory reference
A citation in one law that points to a specific section in another law.
Escrow
A fund where money is held by a third party until certain conditions are met.

Official record

Sources

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Read the official summary

2005 General Session Summary for HB0040 Bill No.: HB0040 Drafter: MQ LSO No.: 05LSO-0381 Effective Date: Enrolled Act No.: HEA0135 Chapter No.: 230 Prime Sponsor: Management Council Catch Title: Revisor's bill. Subject: To correct inadvertent errors made by previous legislation. Summary/Major Elements: Corrects inadvertent errors (such as incorrect citations or references, inadvertent repealers and grammatical corrections) in the statutes made in previous legislation (including this session and previous sessions).

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 9:53 AM

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker supports concurring with the report because they believe all errors have been corrected and hope to conclude the bill quickly.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:05 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The speaker opposes concurring with the bill because it has had a difficult legislative history.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:27 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

7 roll calls

S Adopted JCC01 29-1-0-0-02005-03-03 · Senate29 yes 1 no
Yes
29
No
1
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09NorthrupPatricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06

No 1

Grant C LarsonS17
H Adopted JCC01 59-0-1-0-02005-03-03 · House59 yes 0 no
Yes
59
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 59

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Bryan K PedersenH07Burke JacksonH52Colin SimpsonH24Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26EsquibelFrank PhilpH34Frank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 1

Pete JorgensenH16
H Did Not Concur 1-57-2-0-02005-03-02 · House1 yes 57 no
Yes
1
No
57
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 1

Thomas A LockhartH57

No 57

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Bryan K PedersenH07Burke JacksonH52Colin SimpsonH24Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26EsquibelFrank PhilpH34Frank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 2

Pete JorgensenH16Wayne ReeseH11
S Passed 3rd Reading 30-0-0-0-02005-03-01 · Senate30 yes 0 no
Yes
30
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 30

Austin "Kit" JenningsS28Bill HawksS29Bill Mr. VaseyS11Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chuck TownsendS01Curtis MeierS03E. Jayne MocklerS08Gerald E GeisS20Grant C LarsonS17Henry R CoeS18Jim AndersonS02John BarrassoS27John C SchifferS22John G HanesS05John J HinesS23Kathryn L SessionsS07Kenneth J DecariaS15Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Mike MassieS09NorthrupPatricia L AullmanS16Phil A NicholasS10Rae L JobS12Robert A PeckS26Stan CooperS14Tex BoggsS13Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S12 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02005-02-24 · Senate5 yes 0 no
Yes
5
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Conflict
0

Yes 5

E. Jayne MocklerS08Grant C LarsonS17John C SchifferS22John J HinesS23Rae L JobS12
H Passed 3rd Reading 55-0-5-0-02005-01-20 · House55 yes 0 no
Yes
55
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
5
Conflict
0

Yes 55

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49Bryan K PedersenH07Colin SimpsonH24Dan ZwonitzerH43David R EdwardsH06David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26EsquibelFrank W LattaH53George BagbyH15Gerald GayH36Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jane WarrenH13Jeff WasserburgerH32Jerry IekelH29Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kevin A WhiteH45Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Mick PowersH18Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33

Excused 5

Burke JacksonH52Frank PhilpH34Kermit C BrownH14Monte OlsenH22Stephen D WattH17
H12 Recommended Amend and Do Pass 11-0-2-0-02005-01-17 · House11 yes 0 no
Yes
11
No
0
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 11

Ann RobinsonH58Bill ThompsonH60Deborah AldenH03Douglas OsbornH40Frank PhilpH34Jeff WasserburgerH32Marty A MartinH48Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Roy CoheeH35Wayne ReeseH11

Excused 2

Colin SimpsonH24Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter Number - 230LSO
  2. Governor Signed HEA0135Governor
  3. S President Signed HEA No. 0135Senate
  4. H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0135House
  5. Assigned Number HEA0135LSO
  6. S Adopted HB0040JC01Senate
  7. H Adopted HB0040JC01House
  8. S Appointed JCC01 MembersSenate
  9. H Appointed JCC01 MembersHouse
  10. H Did Not ConcurHouse
  11. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  12. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  13. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  14. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  15. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  16. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  17. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  18. S Passed CoWSenate
  19. Amendment AdoptedSenate
  20. Amendment AdoptedSenate

Changes

Amendments

9 stored

HB0040HW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by ROBINSON

HB0040HS001

Adopted Standing Committee by LUTHI

HB0040S2001

Adopted 2nd reading by MOCKLER

HB0040S2002

Adopted, Corrected 2nd reading by MOCKLER

HB0040S3001

Adopted 3rd reading by MOCKLER

HB0040S3002

Adopted 3rd reading by MOCKLER

HB0040S3003

Adopted 3rd reading by MOCKLER

HB0040SW001

Adopted Committee of the Whole by HINES

HB0040SW002

Adopted Committee of the Whole by MOCKLER