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HB0045

State Legislative Stabilization Reserve Account

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In one sentence

This bill proposes creating a specific state fund to hold money, requiring a two-thirds vote to spend it, and moving existing funds into this new account.

What it does

  • Creates a new state legislative stabilization reserve account number one.
  • Requires a two-thirds vote from each house of the legislature to spend money from the account.
  • Prevents spending from the account until the results of the 2006 general election are certified.
  • Requires the state treasurer to invest the funds to get the highest return possible while keeping the original money safe.
  • Moves funds from a previous legislative stabilization reserve account into this new account.
  • Sends any earnings from investments to the state general fund.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming State Legislature
  • The State Treasurer
  • State legislative stabilization reserve account number one

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and failed introduction in the House.
  • The bill depends on the approval of a separate constitutional amendment by voters.
  • The bill text is marked as a working draft.

Plain language

Terms to know

Stabilization reserve account
A specific fund set aside to hold money for future use.
Corpus
The original principal amount of money in the fund.
General fund
The main pool of money used for state government operations.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 2:15 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because they do not understand why a two-thirds vote is required to access funds instead of a simple majority or sixty percent.

Public statementFloor statement at 28:46 Watch the statement
Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports introducing the bill to establish a rainy day account but plans to offer an amendment later to remove the two-thirds voting requirement.

Public statementFloor statement at 35:28 Watch the statement

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

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Failed Introduction 29-30-1-0-02006-02-16 · House29 yes 30 no
Yes
29
No
30
Absent
0
Excused
1
Conflict
0

Yes 29

Alan C JonesH25Ann RobinsonH58Becket HinckleyH41Bill ThompsonH60Bruce BarnardH49David R MillerH55Elaine HarveyH26Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Frank PhilpH34Gerald GayH36Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Kathleen DavisonH20Keith M GingeryH23Kermit C BrownH14Kurt BucholzH47Larry MeuliH08Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48Mary GilmoreH59Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Randall B LuthiH21Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Roy CoheeH35Stephen D WattH17Steve HarshmanR · H37Thomas A LockhartH57Zwonitzer, DK.

No 30

Colin SimpsonH24David R EdwardsH06Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Douglas OsbornH40Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04EsquibelGeorge BagbyH15Jack D Landon Jr.H30James C HagemanH05Jeff WasserburgerH32Jim SlaterH46John HastertH39Kevin A WhiteH45Layton D MorganH12Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mick PowersH18Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pete JorgensenH16Robert A BrechtelH38Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Tom Lubnau IIH31Tom WalshH56Wayne ReeseH11W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer, DL.

Excused 1

Burke JacksonH52

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Failed IntroductionHouse
  2. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  3. Bill Number AssignedLSO