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SF0077

Expenditure of public funds and government competition.

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Official summary

SF0077 Bill No.: SF0077 Drafter: DKG LSO No.: 12LSO-0224 Effective Date: March 15, 2012 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0047 Chapter No.: CH0094 Prime Sponsor: Senator Case Catch Title: Expenditure of public funds and government competition. Subject: Expansion of the public finance website to include complaints regarding government competing against the private sector. Summary/Major Elements: Previous legislation established a public finance website administered by the department of administration and information to track expenditure of public funds. This act expands that website to provide a process for lodging concerns regarding competition by state and local government entities with the private sector. The act specifies requirements for the website and adds to an existing annual report requirement from the department of information concerning the number of complaints lodged, the entities against whom complaints were lodged, and for state entities any action taken in response to the complaints lodged. Comments: Report Required department of administration and information to include in its annual report to the joint appropriations committee information concerning complaints regarding government competition.

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 7, 5:37 PM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes using the bill as a forum for judiciary complaints because an existing, serious mechanism already handles those issues effectively.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:24:24 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker argues for supporting the bill because it provides an opportunity to listen to constituents who feel government entities are competing unfairly with their businesses.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:25:26 Watch the statement
Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill as a tool to visualize and track government expansion into areas that compete with private industry, which helps taxpayers understand where their money is going.

Public statementFloor statement at 1:27:54 Watch the statement

Cale Case

R · S25

Voted Yes

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker supports the bill to create a centralized website portal where citizens can report concerns about government competition with the private sector. He argues that this simple addition allows for data collection and reporting on whether such competition is an issue.

Public statementFloor statement at 22:00 Watch the statement

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Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

5 roll calls

H Passed 3rd Reading 56-0-4-0-02012-03-07 · House56 yes 0 no
H03 Recommended Do Pass 8-0-1-0-02012-03-02 · House8 yes 0 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 24-6-0-0-02012-02-28 · Senate24 yes 6 no
S07 Recommended Do Pass 4-0-0-1-02012-02-21 · Senate4 yes 0 no
S Introduced and Referred to S07 30-0-0-0-02012-02-15 · Senate30 yes 0 no

Official activity

Bill history

  1. Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
  2. Governor Signed SEA0047Governor
  3. H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0047House
  4. S President Signed SEA No. 0047Senate
  5. Assigned Number SEA0047LSO
  6. H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
  7. H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
  8. H Passed CoWHouse
  9. H Placed on General FileHouse
  10. H03 Recommended Do PassHouse
  11. H Rereferred to H03House
  12. H Introduced and Referred to H07House
  13. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  14. S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
  15. S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
  16. S Passed CoWSenate
  17. S Placed on General FileSenate
  18. S07 Recommended Do PassSenate
  19. S Introduced and Referred to S07Senate
  20. S Received for IntroductionSenate